Chhattisgarh Establishes Good Governance and Convergence Department
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| Why in News? | Chhattisgarh government decided to form a separate "Good Governance and Convergence Department" for effective implementation of state government welfare policies and addressing public issues. |
| Key Points | - New department to incorporate e-Review, e-Public Service Guarantee, and Digital Secretariat.- Amendment of Chhattisgarh Government Work (Allocation) Rules approved.- Implementation of National Education Policy 2020 approved.- Extension of registration date under Mukhyamantri Aawas Yojana for housing in Naya Raipur. |
| National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 | - Aims at making "India a global knowledge superpower".- Third major revamp since independence (previous policies in 1968 and 1986).- Ensures Universal Access from pre-primary to Grade 12.- Quality early childhood care for children aged 3-6 years.- New Curricular Structure: 5+3+3+4 corresponding to age groups 3-8, 8-11, 11-14, 14-18 years.- No hard separations between arts and sciences, curricular and extracurricular, vocational and academic streams.- Promotes multilingualism and Indian languages.- Establishment of National Assessment Centre, PARAKH.- Separate Gender Inclusion fund and Special Education Zones for disadvantaged regions and groups. |