Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has ordered the formation of a 12-member panel headed by former Delhi High Court judge T. Murugesan to formulate a new education policy for the state. Writer S. Ramakrishnan, world chess champion Viswanathan Anand and musician DM Krishna are among the group.
In this connection, the Government of Tamil Nadu has issued a press release: ‘The Government of Tamil Nadu has allocated 7.5 per cent seats in all vocational reservation sections for students studying in government schools on a priority basis and is accepting and implementing all fees including tuition and accommodation fees for Class X and Class XII. The government also pays for the education of students who finish in the top three at the state and district levels in state exams. Similarly, the Tamil Nadu government has set another crown for the struggle for social justice by legally establishing a 50 per cent quota for backward students in the medical education quota provided by the states to the central pool.
Furthermore, realizing that education is the most important tool for creating and achieving a social and egalitarian society, this Government is working diligently in the way shown by the late Chief Minister Karunanidhi with its lofty goal that all the youth of Tamil Nadu should reach higher education for its development, especially in providing benefits and assistance to students.
In addition, the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, which convened on 8-2-2022 as a follow-up to the social justice struggle to abolish the NEET exam system for the octagonal medical education opportunity of disadvantaged rural marginalized students from poor middle class families, passed the NEET Exemption Bill unanimously at a special meeting and approved by the President. In order to obtain, it has been sent to the Governor. It is a starting point for restoring the right to education of the backward student wealth in the society and illuminating their lives.
“Expand knowledge; Innovate science! ” Said the revolutionary poet Bharathidasan. In that way, expand and develop the knowledge of future generations; Boost scientific innovation; Recognizing that it is our vital duty to sow and nurture new ideas in the hearts of the youth, so far, various educational policies have been formulated and implemented in the country. However, today’s scientific age is growing by the minute. Some innovations that were unimaginable even in a dream a few years ago, are flourishing today and spreading the scent of knowledge. Today’s science is doomed to become obsolete tomorrow. Therefore, as students see the scientific dawn of the future, it becomes imperative of the times that projects be developed in new dimensions in line with academic development.
Accordingly, it was announced in the last financial statement for the year 2021-22 that “this Government will set up a High Level Committee of Educators and Experts to formulate a unique State Education Policy for the State in line with the historical heritage, present situation and future objectives of Tamil Nadu”. In order to implement that announcement, Chief Minister MK Stalin has announced the formation of a committee consisting of the following attestors to study the formulation of a new education policy in Tamil Nadu.
The panel will be chaired by Hon’ble Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court Mayor T. Murugesan and will be chaired by former L.A. Jawaharlal Nehru, National Institute of Mathematical Sciences Professor Ramanujam Retired Computer Science Professor Sultan Ismail, State Planning Commission Member Prof. Rama Seenuvasan, UNICEF Special Education Officer Dr. Aruna Ratnam, Writer S. Ramakrishnan, World Chess Champion Viswanath DM Krishna, Educator Tulsidas, Academic Writer Dr. S. Madasamy, Nagapattinam District Kishankuppam, Panchayat Union Middle School, Headmaster Ira Balu and Jaya Damodaran of Agaram Foundation have been appointed.
The committee will formulate a new education policy and submit its recommendation to the government within a year.