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A committee on education was constituted by the Govt of India in June 2017 under the Chairmanship of Shri K. Kasturirangan former Head of ISRO.  It submitted a draft report in 2019. Certain changes were suggested, the final report has been submitted in July 2020 and the same was approved by the Cabinet two days back.  A great policy change in education has been effected after 34 years.  Let us now see the salient features of the National Education Policy 2020: 1.      It aims at Universal access to early childhood care and education. 2.      Universal access to education at all levels 3.      New pedagogical and curricular structure of school education is given as  (5+3+3+4): 3 years in Anganwadi/pre-school and 2 years 1st and 2nd classes totalling to five years. Then preparatory stage 3rd class to 5th class totalling to three years. Then middle stage 6th to 8th classes—three years and then the secondary stage 9th class to 12th class—four years. 4.      10+2 pattern has been done away

As July 31 nears the government of Tamil Nadu is faced with the Hamletian question whether to continue with the lockdown or unlock completely. The Govt. of West  Bengal has announced lockdown up to 31st August 2020. The cases in Tamil Nadu are continuously on the rise. But on the economic front, the picture is dismal.  Manufacturing and production have taken a hit. The businesses are dull. The companies are announcing a salary cut for their employees.  The purchasing power of the people is low.  In this grim situation, the government may be compelled to open up. But opening up has its problems. There are not enough beds to treat the infected patients if there is a surge due to unlocking. But in this situation, the government has to take a decision in favour of unlocking. The buses have to be made to run. Lockdown cannot go on forever. Life of the people is more important than the disease. Dying of hunger is crueller than dying of infection. Whenever there is unlocking cases would defin