Chhattisgarh
Department of Good Governance and Convergence
- 10 Jul 2024
- 2 min read
Why in News?
Recently, The Chhattisgarh government decided to form a separate “Good Governance and Convergence Department” for the effective implementation of state government welfare policies, good governance, and addressing public issues.
Key Points
- In a cabinet meeting it was decided that the department will now incorporate e-Review, e-Public Service Guarantee, and Digital Secretariat, which are currently part of the General Administration department.
- It has also approved the amendment of Chhattisgarh Government Work (Allocation) Rules and implementation of the National Education Policy 2020.
- Under Mukhyamantri Aawas Yojana, the registration date to provide housing to homeless, economically weaker, and lower-class families in Naya Raipur is also extended.
National Education Policy (NEP) 2020
- About:
- The NEP 2020 aims at making “India a global knowledge superpower”. It is only the 3rd major revamp of the framework of education in India since independence.
- The two earlier education policies were brought in 1968 and 1986.
- The NEP 2020 aims at making “India a global knowledge superpower”. It is only the 3rd major revamp of the framework of education in India since independence.
- Salient Features:
- Ensuring Universal Access at All Levels of schooling from pre-primary school to Grade 12.
- Ensuring quality early childhood care and education for all children between 3-6 years.
- New Curricular and Pedagogical Structure (5+3+3+4) corresponds to the age groups of 3-8, 8-11, 11-14, and 14-18 years respectively.
- It covers four stages of schooling: Foundational Stage (5 years), Preparatory Stage (3 years), Middle Stage (3 years), and Secondary Stage (4 years).
- No hard separations between arts and sciences, between curricular and extracurricular activities, between vocational and academic streams;
- Emphasis on promoting multilingualism and Indian languages.
- Setting up of a new National Assessment Centre, PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development).
- A separate Gender Inclusion fund and Special Education Zones for disadvantaged regions and groups.
