The Role of Libraries in the Implementation of the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020

Abstract

The National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) marks a milestone towards holistic and integrated skills development and applicable learning for all age groups in India. Its approval in the Union Cabinet on July 29, 2020, led to the NEP replacing the 1986 National Policy on Education, which had not changed for the past 34 years. This NEP is bound to alter the entire structure of schools and higher education in the country (Ministry of Education, 2020). 'The Policy's Focus is to make learning accessible to everyone to promote India's potential as an equitable and vibrant knowledge-based society.’