Former cabinet secretary and head of committee to evolve the new National Education Policy (NEP), T S R Subramanian, says he does not understand the word saffronisation of education neither has he met Dinanath Batra of Shiksha Bachao Andolan, an RSS outfit.

"Please explain to me what the word saffronisation means? Does it mean saffron school uniform?" Subramanian asked, when told about apprehensions in some quarters about the possible direction of new NEP.

In a free-wheeling discussion with TOI on NEP, Subramanian said the committee is getting all kinds of views. "Some say government schools are not needed, some have suggested why future schools should be without the boundary of classrooms. We have heard everyone....................Read more

Source: The Times of India