February 2, 2020 2:40 PM

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Vice Prez stresses on the need to revisit our education policy with emphasis on skilling with schooling

<span style="color: #222222;">Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has stressed on the need to revisit our education policy with emphasis on skilling with schooling. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Speaking after inaugurating the vocational training institute at Hubballi in Karnataka today, he said education is not just meant for getting degree but must enlighten and empower the person. He recalled the importance of craft, gardening, NCC, NSS, Moral Science and history as part of moulding the personality.<br />'' <br />'' On the importance of Skill India programme, he added, that demographic dividend can be reaped only by skilled manpower. He said 87 lakh youth have benefitted by Kaushal Vikas yojana. He called upon private voluntary organisations to come forward to train youth in advanced skills and asked industries to join hands with the Universities. He said that the mindset that the Government will do everything must change.<br />''<br />''Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister for Parliamentary affairs, Prahlad Joshi said 24 percent of youth in China, 80 percent in Japan and 96 percent in South Korea are skilled and same must be replicated in India.</span>

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