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NEW DELHI, Oct 8: The Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE), the high-powered committee that advises the government on policy decisions about education, is being remodelled as its older version is really broad, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told PTI in an interview.
Pradhan said at a time when a paradigm shift is being undertaken by implementing the new education policy, CABE also needs to be remodelled as demands of today's education system are different.
The board's members include the Union education minister, the minister of state for education, the education ministers of various states, and the heads of bodies like the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), among others.
The last meeting of the CABE was held in September, 2019, and Pradhan has not chaired any meeting of the advisory board.
Asked about the reason why there has been no meeting of the board for three years, Pradhan said, "CABE is being reconstituted." "...its older version is very broad. The demands of today's education system are different. We are introducing the concept of Balvatikas for the first time, but their is no child specialist in CABE, research and development has undergone a paradigm shift, industry connect is being talked about... keeping all these in mind, CABE needs to be remodelled," Pradhan said.
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