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The Hindu
5 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Future of workforce not shaped in classrooms: AICTE chairman
India should improve the capacity to enrol more students in higher education by increasing the number of universities and teachers as a large number of students are expected to attend higher education, said AICTE chairman T.G. Sitharam. Speaking at the two-day national conference on road map to VIKSIT Bharat - a multi- disciplinary approach, Prof. Sitharam said: 'From 2001 to 2025, we reached from Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) 11% to 29% in higher education. As per New Education Policy (NEP), we want to grow 50% GER by 2025. That means we want to grow 21% in ten years. This is the biggest challenge for us. How many universities are required? How many teachers are required? Every youth has to have access to quality education,' he said. Pointing to successful efforts taken to improve GER in elementary education before 2015, Prof. Sitharam said: 'As you know, in 2015, we reached GER 94% in elementary education. That means 26.5 crore students are in school education. Two crore students are going to come to higher education every year. We have only the capacity to absorb them at 30% GER.' Stressing the need for holistic transformation of higher education, he said the National Education Policy 2020 marked a watershed moment. 'The future workforce is shaped not in the classrooms, but beyond the classrooms. Enable students to go beyond textbooks and beyond classrooms. Industries need to invest in education. They should come to universities to start teaching and engaging with student,' he said. Member of Parliament Sudhanshu Trivedi, VIT Founder Chancellor and VIT vice president spoke.
The Hindu
23-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Works underway to give Kurnool a fillip on the lines of Vizag, says Industries Minister T.G. Bharat
Industries, Commerce, and Food Processing Minister T.G. Bharat on Friday laid the foundation stones for a cluster of 31 development projects at an estimated cost of ₹12.28 crore in 19 divisions of the Kurnool Municipal Corporation. The works include CC roads, drainage lines, public toilets, pavements, and a display of air-quality boards. Addressing the public, Mr. Bharat said that efforts are underway to give Kurnool a fillip on the lines of Visakhapatnam. 'The prime focus will be on roads, drainage, street lighting, and sanitation. I urge the contractors and officials to expedite the works and strive for completion at the earliest,' he said. The Minister also launched the works for a bypass road passing through the SAP camp, which would likely ease traffic snarls on the Kurnool-Bellary road, and facilitate a congestion-free traffic on the Kurnool-Hyderabad road. Mr. Bharat further promised that he would work for a permanent solution to the issue of waterlogging under the Ashok Nagar railway bridge during the rainy season. The Minister reiterated that the Orvakal Industrial Park would be developed with ₹2,700 crore and the investors are from the areas of semiconductor and electric vehicle manufacturers. 'We propose to operate daily flight services between Orvakal and Vijayawada from June 2. Union Minister Rammohan Naidu and IndiGo officials also responded positively to the proposed move,' he said. Officials of the Kurnool Municipal Corporation said that the funding included ₹3.59 crore from the general funds, ₹5.84 crore under NCap, and ₹2.82 crore from the 15th Finance Commission. Senior cadres from the alliance parties and officials of various government departments were present.
