The politicisation of education

The politicization of education is not new in India or other parts of the world. In fact, political players try to strengthen their ideological support through the educational system, even when they are not in the helmet in power. We all remember how the ruling party of that time made a lot of tone and shouted and we went to the Supreme Court to avoid the educational reform of 2000 and changed everything when they returned to power in 2004. They called that the detoxification of detoxification was detoxification was detoxification, many people who were in an important position at that time were replaced during the night. We all remember how some political parties propose national integration through a textbook in 1981 and the same type of efforts we saw in 1989 in Western Bengala.

An urgent need for a curricular update

In a similar case, we have done it, when an alternative government has come to power, either in Karnataka, Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, they have tried to change the curricular axis according to their understanding. Clearly reflects that curricular change is not a problem; Here, the problem is who is changing the curriculum. The false 2020 has arrived after 34 years, and the last false entered into force was in 1986, and in the same way that the last NCF entered into force in 2005; Until the last academic year, all textbooks followed the NCF-2005, which entered into force the UPA-1 duration. Curriculum reform is a continuous process since society and the knowledge system are changing very fast, and our curriculum is expected to do the same. It is the prerogative of the government to initiate the process taking into account the futuristic vision of education and society.

Amritkal celebration provides the opportunity to find and celebrate many unrecognized heroes; He has spoken and celebrates his contributions. Before this, the Chhota Nagpur region and the Northeast was very difficult to connect with Indian textbooks. The Indian textbook was very elite not only in terms of content but also in terms of who was the preparation of content. The NEP has involved all the districts of this country and has asked and included its ideas without prejudice. The formulation of false and the preparation, as in the NCERT textbook, has given platforms to each section of society that is honored by those ideas. These people were previous strangers, so perhaps certain people like their inclusion because they do not have that son of ‘privilege’ who makes them ‘qualified’ in certain terms.

Outrage on very necessary reforms

The draft of UGC is a progressive hope of some of the suggestions on which we can disagree, but it was only a draft, and they have invited to suggestions from the public. The last important change in the UGC Draft occurred in 2013. After that, some minor changes occurred in 2018, but the UGC Draft 2025 has tried to transform the higher education system to the Light of NEP-2020. Many organizations and individuals have raised groups, and a regulatory body must be retaining those suggestions, but accusing the body by the head of the parliamentary board of a National Party is not precedents, and should not have happened. It is classical politicization and dragging educational institutions into a political battle. Instead of the conventional political front, an entity oriented to a student or teacher should have tasks of this problem.

There is no doubt that India is a very different country, so it is not possible to control education from the center. That is why we have education in the list of competitors, but if we examine closely, it is the responsibility of the State to improve the quality of education, mainly school education. The question of VC appointment is not new in the Indian education system. Our education system has seen many cases of how the governor has designated a VC of his choice. That is our Constitution. We have turned the governor into a chancellor at state universities, and this has a leg in practice for decades, so why do we have the problem now? If the provision is problematic, there must be a discussion about the elimination of said provision when it is in power, not when it is in opposition. The problem is that people who oppose now, have supported this idea for decades, and that is problematic.

Expansion of politicization infrastructure

Now, it is evident that the expansion of equally basic infrastructure in education is being politicized. Although the update of the curriculum was always a sensitive political issue, it is disappointing that the consensus on the expansion of the infrastructure is also being undone. The PM SHRI school is one of the key flagship programs that aims to transform school education, whether the school or the state aid school in the center; Through this project, the Government wants to transform the school education overview and wants to build a model school at the block level, we all remember how the duration of 2012, the government has brought the Sherugh PPP scheme model. 2500 schools have been addressed, while Prime Minister Shri’s scheme is pointing to more than 14500 schools. This scheme not only transforms the school but also builds additional facilities in schools so that students can obtain world -class facilities. These schools will attract students and break the myth that government schools do not have good facilities.

The only important initiative of the current government is the opening of new higher education institutions in each state; The Government continues to open Iit, central universities, Nits and Aiim in all states, and sometimes opens more than one central institution in populated states; This did not happen in 6 decades. It is an important movement that not only indicates the aspiration of the young Indian, but also shows the commitment to the public, which aspires to obtain higher education: FAKE-2020 talks about 50% of GER in higher education in 2035.

Everyone should stop politicizing education; Education is not for any political party but for society. We must remember that instead of mobilizing public support, pointing to educational institutions essentially ends up damaging their autonomy and degrading their quality. Possible, it is the citizens who have to pay the price of politicization. We are still struggling to obtain quality education due to our fixed population, and we cannot achieve our goal in one day. It is a long battle, and we must all support our future education without political and ideological biases. Political parties must honor institutional autonomy instead of undermining it. They can send their suggestions and participate through the Varouse platforms without undermining it.

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