NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced on Sunday (Jul 26) the creation of a process drive headed by tech entrepreneur Nandan Nilekani to overtake the nation’s examination system, following weeks of youth protests over examination paper leaks.
“Our examination system ought to be reliable, ought to be clear and the system ought to make most use of know-how,” Modi mentioned in an announcement posted on Instagram.
He added that new laws to cope with paper leaks could be launched in parliament on Monday, tightening the regulation and toughening penalties for offenders.
It was Modi’s first public remark since Schooling Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday following protests by youth activists demanding he stop over examination paper leaks in Could. Modi didn’t point out Pradhan in his 30-second video assertion.
The youth-led Cockroach Janta Occasion (CJP) motion, which spearheaded the demonstrations, known as off its protests on Saturday after its calls for had been met.
The federal government additionally accepted the protesters’ calls for for reforms to the examination system, together with dropping police circumstances filed in opposition to protesters and compensating households of scholars who died by suicide after the examination paper leaks.
Nilekani is greatest identified for main the creation of India’s digital identification system Aadhaar and co-founding software program firm Infosys.
