TN gets its own education policy

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Friday unveiled the state’s new education policy as an alternative to the Centre's National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, as he reiterated his commitment to follow the bilingual policy of Tamil and English.

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Addressing a gathering at the Anna Centenary Library Auditorium in Chennai, Stalin accused the Centre of trying to “impose” Hindi upon the southern state through NEP. “Mother tongue Tamil is our identity, our pride. The bilingual policy of Tamil and English will be our firm stand. And I reaffirm this,” he said.

He added: “We want to provide the necessary energy for future life. We want to create students who are technologically minded, creative, future-ready and well equipped... We are going to make a change in education, our aim is to educate all. Nobody should be left out.”

How is TN policy different from NEP?

The new policy comes months after a war of words broke out between the Tamil Nadu government and the Centre over NEP, which makes implementation of three-language formula mandatory.