“The Union Human Resource Development(HRD) Ministry has decided to reduce the NCERT syllabus by half as it is ‘cramped’, said HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday.
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He said that alongside studies a child needs physical education, life skills and value-based education.
The draft of the new National Education Policy is expected to be tabled before the Union Cabinet by the end of this month.