Minister Kesarkar takes a ‘u’-turn on his statement

Edu Varta News Network

During the budget session of the State Legislative council, School Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar had said that the private schools will be taken over by the government. However, after receiving the backlash over it from the Maharashtra State Education institution owners, he said that his statement was blown out of proportion.

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He spoke with the media during his visit to Pandharpur. He said, “My statement was blown out of proportion. I did not mean to say that private schools will be taken over by the government.

What did Kesarkar say?

Kesarkar, while replying to a question raised in the Legislative Council on giving non-salary subsidy to private aided schools in the state, had made a statement that private school administration in Maharashtra would be taken over. "Teachers in aided schools are paid by the government, if non-salary subsidies are also sought from the government, then all the private aided schools should be handed over to the government, we will take them over”.

NEP from this academic year

“The implementation of the new education policy, which has been going on for the past two-three years at a discussion level, will finally begin in the coming academic years. It will be implemented in Maharashtra too and medical, engineering and other technical education will be made available in Marathi,” Kesarkar said on Monday.

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Kesarkar was in Pune and met the family members of late MP Girish Bapat. After that he was talking to the media. Kesarkar said, the new education policy will be implemented in the state from this academic years. After about 34 years, a new education policy has been implemented in the country and many changes have been made in the education system. According to the new policy, the education system of 10 + 2 will be replaced by a new system of 5 +3 + 3+ 4. Medical and engineering education will be given in the mother tongue.

There is no mention in this policy that there will be a board for 10th and 12th. In the future, the importance of board exams will decrease and these exams will be held in semester pattern. In the future, the examination will be conducted twice a year. Similarly, it is being considered to conduct the entrance exam for college admission.

An attempt is made to impart school education through mother tongue or regional language. Also, there is an effort to make pre-primary education of international standard. Vocational education will be imparted to the students from class VI onwards. It will focus on gaining professional skills. Kesarkar also said that there will be equality in education between private and government schools.