ITANAGAR, Jul 29: Governor Brig. (Dr.) B. D. Mishra (Retd.) today participated in the virtual national meet here from the Raj Bhavan on the occasion of the first anniversary of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation.
Interacting with the officials after the videoconference, the Governor opined that the roadmap for Arunachal Pradesh in implementing NEP 2020 must be realistically followed giving priority to local needs and aspirations. Commending the state government for declaring 2021-22 as the Year of Education that would lead to enhanced focus on the sector and necessary reforms, he stressed on the use of innovative methods to meet the challenges faced due to COVID-19 pandemic. There should be more awareness on COVID-19 Appropriate Behaviour both among teaching and student communities, the Governor said. 
Earlier, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan briefed on NEP 2020 in the virtual event that saw the launch of several programmes including Vidya-Pravesh, Indian Sign Language as a subject, NISHTHA 2:0 & SAFAL, AI website for public awareness, Academic Bank of Credit & Multiple Entry-Exit, 1st Year Engineering Programmes in Regional Languages, Guidelines for Internationalization of Higher Education, National Digital Education Architect (NDEAR) and National Education Technology Forum (NETF) by the Prime Minister.
State Education Minister Er. Taba Tedir along with Education Department officers attended the videoconference. 

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