Announcement to Make Gorakhpur a 'Special Education Zone' | 11 Dec 2021
Why in News
- On December 10, 2021, Union Minister of State for Education, Skill and Entrepreneurship Development Dharmendra Pradhan announced to make Gorakhpur a 'Special Education Zone'.
Key Points
- The Union Minister made this announcement while addressing the concluding program of the 89th Founder's Week celebrations of Maharana Pratap Education Council.
- Gorakhpur, developed as a knowledge city through three functional and one under construction universities, will be made a 'Special Education Zone' on the lines of 'Special Economic Zone' as per the requirement of the new National Education Policy.
- The aim of the 'Special Education Sector' is to prepare students as global citizens and solve the problems of the world through academic activities.
- Dharmendra Pradhan said that the new education policy has been prepared in line with the strategic change in the global scenario under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The objective of the new education policy is to make India the number one country in the world and the children of India to be global citizens.