Anisha Dutta
Modi government is working on bringing in ‘Intellectual Heritage in Development’ project. In this, the Union Ministry of Education will organize a dialogue, documentation and research programme. These will include topics such as the restoration of historical sites like Ram Mandir and Somnath Temple, tribute to freedom fighters at Jallianwala Bagh Memorial, economic policies like GST to National Education Mission.
Apart from this, topics like Digital Mission and Scholarship for Sportspersons, Unique ID for Persons with Disabilities and Heroes and their History of Tribal Community of India are also included. Let us tell you that these are some of the major topics around which the Union Education Ministry is planning to bring the project to intellectual heritage in development.
According to a report published in The Indian Express, on the initiative of the Modi government, the Union Education Ministry is planning a dialogue, documentation and research program on these subjects. It is worth noting that the outline of this scheme was laid in a letter on 28 June. Which was sent by Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to several central ministries and departments to ensure their participation.
Dharmendra Pradhan wrote in the letter that we propose to create an ‘intellectual heritage’ plan in development, knowledge resource and building New India based on such initiatives. Based on these initiatives of various Ministries/Departments of the Government, some themes have been identified. It has been told in the letter that starting from the first week of July 2022, it will run for the next 3 months. In which documentation, dialogue, research and publication will be planned on these subjects in many different educational institutions.
According to the letter, around 100 conferences on 100 subjects will be organized across the country during these three months. Where research papers prepared on the basis of secondary data and sources available in Ministries or elsewhere will be kept. Researchers from prestigious higher education institutions will contribute to these papers, which will eventually be published in a book.
The initiatives of the Ministry of Education that will be focused include Samagra Shiksha (National Education Mission), Nipan India/National Achievement Survey (NAS), Higher Education Financing Agency, National Education Policy, National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Samagra Unnati (NISHTHA) ), Shreyas, Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) and PM-eVidya schemes.
At the same time, there will also be a focus on sports ministry programs like Fit India and Spot Scholarship in the field of sports. The letter states that UDID (Unique ID for Persons with Disabilities) to empower the differently-abled and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to the Ministry of Social Justice on Nayak, Tribal Pride through their History, Eklavya Model Residential School and Scholarship Be focused.
In the letter Dharmendra Pradhan has written, “These conferences will be organized in higher education institutions. Where good nature as well as participation of senior officers/experts/physicians is required. I request you to kindly take the initiative to read the subjects related to your ministry and amend or delete them.
In the letter, Dharmendra Pradhan wrote, “I would also request you to kindly consider supporting this academic activity, as the result of the research will be given to you for use in your ministry.”