Odisha Govt Reconstitutes Task Force To Accelerate NEP 2020 Implementation

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has reconstituted a task force to suggest measures for implementing the New Education Policy (NEP).

According to a notification issued by School and Mass Education (S&ME) Department, Development Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary will propose steps to facilitate the implementation of NEP 2020 in the state.

The task force also include 13 ex-officio members – Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Department of School and Mass Education, the Principal Secretaries of the ST and SC Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Department, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department, Finance Department, Women and Child Development Department, Skill Development and Technical Education Department, and the Sports and Youth Services Department.

Other members are Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Higher Education Department, the State Project Director of the Odisha School Education Programme Authority, the Director of TE and SCERT, the Principal of the Regional Institute of Education, and the Additional Secretary of the Department of School and Mass Education.

It will also have experts as special invitees from organisations such as UNICEF, CSF, Akshara Foundation, Language Learning Foundation, and PRATHAM.

Six thematic sub-committees have also been reconstituted to deal with different components of the NEP-2020 with representatives from other departments, Directorates functioning under the S&ME department and the experts in the field of education. “The Chairperson may invite other experts or relevant people in any particular meeting of the Committee/Sub-committee for discussion in any specific issue on the smooth implementation of NEP 2020,” the notification added.