Need to introduce innovation as the forth pillar in our education system, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the main concerns of education during a conference on 'Academic Leadership on Education for Resurgence' at Vigyan Bhawan on September 29, 2018. According to the statement released by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, "The theme of the conference is to deliberate on the challenges the Indian education system is facing and to work out a plan for a paradigm shift both in terms of achieving academic outcomes and also in the regulation of education." Read: PM Modi celebrates two years of Parakram Parv: Facts about surgical strikes and India's 2016 blow to Pakistan Key highlights of the conference on 'Academic Leadership on Education for Resurgence' The purpose of education is to enable a balanced growth of every dimension of a human being, which is not possible without innovation Both knowledge and innovation need to be given equal importance Your knowledge and education are not limited to books only A character of a student is more important than his education Promoting value education by building in universal values and life skills into education. Read: PM Narendra Modi inaugurates conference on academic leadership on education for resurgence