Pradhan urges minority education institutions to implement NEP provisions
Hindustan TimesNew Delhi: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday urged the minority education institutions to implement the National Credit Framework and National Curriculum Framework as envisioned in the National Education Policy 2020. Pradhan appealed for standardisation of quality education across the country He appealed for standardisation of quality education across the country, while addressing an event to mark the 20th foundation day of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions, which operates under the ministry of education and grants minority status to educational institutions based on six religious communities—Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Zoroastrians, and Jains. “It is the duty of minority education institutions to implement the credit framework. The focus of minority education institutions should be on ‘consolidation,’ not ‘isolation.’ You are working toward this, but you must increase the pace.” According to data from the NCMEI website, the commission has granted Minority Status Certificates to 14,049 eligible minority educational Institutions across the country as of September 30, 2024.