Kolkata: West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu threatened on Tuesday that the state government won’t accept the Centre’s attempts to force the National Education Policy (NEP 2020) on the state as it has its own culture and education system.
“In the constitution, education is on the concurrent list. It is a delicate subject; if the BJP government tries to take a ‘Tughlaqi’ (whimsical) approach, we won’t accept it. Wherever we have something to say, we will place our views, and whatever can be accepted, we will accept it. We will move as per directions of our Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee,” Basu was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
While taking potshots at the Centre, Basu also said the state is planning to hire around 15,000 teachers under School Service Commission (SSC).
“There are some legal issues. We are working as per the directions of the Court. Six officers of SSC are regularly hearing complaints and addressing them. We will then submit that list of complaints to the Court. We are hopeful that we can recruit around 15,000 teachers under SSC in the future,” the education minister said.
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