Chhattisgarh State PCS

• 10 Jul 2024

Department of Good Governance and Convergence

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.
• 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.