Hyderabad, Sept. 17 -- The All India Students' Federation (AISF) has welcomed the Telangana Congress government's decision to frame a state education policy but urged that it should be positioned as an alternative to the Centre's National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
In a statement today, AISF State President Kasireddy Manikanta Reddy and Secretary Putta Lakshman said Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's review on the proposed policy is a positive step, as it can address shortcomings in the state's education sector and usher in reforms.
However, they stressed that the state policy should stand against NEP-2020, which they alleged weakens government education by reducing budgetary allocations, promoting corporate education, and pushing religious...