Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (September 7) inaugurated the “Shikshak Parv” conclave through video conferencing and launched multiple key initiatives in the education sector. The theme of `Shikshak Parv-2021` is “Quality and Sustainable Schools: Learnings from Schools in India”.
The objective of the Shikshak Parv-2021 is to encourage innovative practices to ensure not only continuity of education at all levels but to improve quality, inclusive practices, and sustainability in the schools across the country as well.
As a part of the event, PM launched five key schemes under the National Education Policy, NEP 2020. These included:
- Indian Sign Language Dictionary (audio and text embedded sign language video for the hearing impaired, in conformity with Universal Design of Learning)
- Talking Books (audiobooks for the visually impaired)
- School Quality Assurance and Assessment Framework of CBSE
- NISHTHA teachers’ training programme for NIPUN Bharat
- Vidyanjali 2.0 portal (platform for non-teaching professionals to contribute to increasing the quality of education in government schools.)
