NEP 2020’s Commitment to Adult Education: Educating Every Citizen, Building the Nation

Abstract

The educational landscape of India has undergone a substantial transformation as a result of the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020, which has significantly transformed India's educational landscape. The National Education Policy 2020 has accounted for the illiterate segment of the Indian population, implementing novel strategies to educate them. This is in addition to the numerous innovative proposals that have been taken into consideration for the development of school education and higher education in India. This strategy has accurately recognized the crucial roles that adult education and lifelong learning play in an individual's development and the advancement of society. The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 places emphasis on the relevance of these two forms of education to remove the evil of illiteracy from India's society, thereby facilitating the country's progress towards becoming a developed nation. The objective of this article is to analyze the vision of the policy, the tactics for the effective execution of the policy, and the potential effects that the policy may have on the community and the citizens of the area. In addition, the purpose of this article is to highlight the most significant potential obstacles that might stand in the way of the successful implementation of the goal of National Education Policy 2020 for adult education and lifelong learning.