Facility to take two degrees simultaneously in the new education policy, the importance of courses from open university increased: CM Yogi

Employment News- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that for the first time after independence, India has adopted the National Education Policy in the year 2020 under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. For the first time in this education policy, facility was given to take two degrees simultaneously. The Chief Minister said that with the implementation of the National Education Policy, the importance of open university courses has increased a lot. All universities should adopt it and ensure that maximum benefit of it reaches the students.
Chief Minister Yogi was addressing the function at Yogiraj Baba Gambhirnath Auditorium and Culture Center after laying the foundation stone of the Regional Center building of Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University on Sunday. Recalling the two years of Corona transition, he said that in two years the country and the world have accepted the importance of open universities. The education system was affected during the Corona period. But in 2014 itself, the Digital India that Prime Minister Modi had envisioned with his vision proved to be very effective in the field of distance and online education during the Corona period. He said that people used to laugh when the Prime Minister spoke about Digital India. But its benefit was visible everywhere during the Corona period when the assistance amount reached the bank accounts of crores of people through DBT. Its benefit reached the person sitting at the last rung of the society. Today everyone is experiencing that new revolution of Digital India.
Youth is no longer a burden on the family
Appreciating the vision of Prime Minister Modi, Yogi said that due to the Skill India Mission started by him, today the youth are becoming the basis of self-reliance, not a burden on the family. The Skill India Mission has reached every village today. Open University can be very effective in the field of skill development. Here education can be achieved while doing job and work. Called that everyone should be motivated for skill development. Open University courses are very important for the salaried and working people. It is only through skill that you will be in a position to give something to the society and this is also the goal of the National Education Policy.
Planted trees of Kalpavriksha and Maulshree
Before the speech at the foundation stone laying ceremony, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performed Bhumi Pujan of the Regional Center building of Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University in Ramgarhtal project area with Vedic rituals. He also planted plants of Parijat, Kalpavriksha and Maulshree in the campus.
Saw preparations for President's tour in Magahar and Geeta Press
Earlier on Sunday afternoon, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reached the Parinirvana Sthal of Sant Kabir in Maghar. He took stock of the preparations for the arrival of President Ram Nath Kovind in Maghar. Seeing the works being completed in a hurry, the Chief Minister was also angry. He said that the quality of construction should not be compromised. He directed to complete all the work by June 2. In the evening, after reaching Gita Press in Gorakhpur, he also reviewed the preparations for the President's visit. President Kovind will visit Gorakhpur on June 4 and Maghar on June 5.