Darbhanga, April 23, 2017:
Keeping in mind the eagerness
and doubts of teachers, professors, students, educationists and education loving
people regarding the contents of the National Policyon Education (NPE) 2016
being brought by PM Mr. Narendra Modi government a convention was organized by
All India Save Education Committee (AISEC) Darbhanga Chapter on Sunday. The
venue was Seminar Hall of C M College under Lalit Narayan Mithila University
(LNMU), Darbhanga. Many teachers, professors, students and education loving
people participated.
Addressing the convention as
chief guest Prof. Vinay Kumar Kanth, eminent educationist and former professor,
Patna University said, “NPE-2016 will enhance
the ongoing process of privatization of education. Government is shirking its
responsibility to impart education to its citizens. NPE-2016 will not bring any
fundamental change to the present anti education policy of the government;
rather it would deprive the common students of education. Education would be
out of the reach of majority of population of the country. A conspiracy is
being hatched in the country to destroy the whole education. People’s thought
and mentality is also being controlled as well. Showing the silver lining Prof.
Kanth said people of the country were strongly protesting the anti people
policies of the government as the force of resistance had not yet finished.
Addressing the convention Rajkumar Chaudhary, Convener, AISEC, Bihar Chapter, said: “There is no mention of aims and objectives of education and no discussion on scientific, secular and democratic education in the documents and reports of upcoming NPE-2016. Even there is no mention of the dearth of teachers and teaching materials, educational irregularities, maladies and the pathetic conditions of the schools. It has been recommended to facilitate the establishment of selected foreign universities with joint collaboration of Indian universities. Evidently students have to pay exorbitant fees depending on their ‘brand values’.” He said that government never expended even 6 per cent of its GDP.
Holding fully responsible the government for the worsening condition of basic education Sadhana Mishra, Former Secretary, AISEC, Bihar Chapter, said that all the governments, irrespective of their slogans, curtailed the education budget. Referring the recommendation of NPE-2016 in regard to prevent political activities of the students in campus she said it would eventually help the politics of ruling class. “In context of society ‘market’ had given more priority than justice, freedom and equal opportunity”, she said.
In his presidential speech
Prof. Dharmendra Kumar, President, AISEC Darbhanga Chapter and professor of
History, LNMU, said, “Every civilized government should take full financial
responsibility of education. But the documents of upcoming NPE-2016 advocate
the private investment and PPP mode in education. Consequently the scope of
education would be limited to a few.” He appealed all the teachers, students
and education loving people to build up united movement against upcoming NPE.
Among others Dr. Prabhu
Narayan Jha, Ex DSW, LNMU, Dr. Vidya Nath Jha, Principal, MRM Women College,
Dr. Mitra Nath Jha, Principal, Mithila Research Institute, Dr. Manjar Suleman,
Principal, Dr. Jakir Hussain Teachers Training College, Darbhanga, Dr. Pravas
Chandra Mishra, Head, Deptt.of History, LNMU, Dr, Surendra Prasad Suman, Thakur
Dhirendra Singh, Literator, Dr. Suman Kumar Jha, Ruso Sengupta, Amarnath
Thakur, Abhishek Kumar Bhagat,Lalit Kumar Jha and Amit Kumar Thakur spoke on
the occasion.
The base paper of the convention was placed by Lal Kumar, Secretary, AISEC Darbhanga Chapter. Dr.Hiralal Sahani, Vice President, AISEC Darbhanga Chapter welcomed the guests while Muzahid Azam thanked the guests and participants.
