Intellectual heritage project
- July 15, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Intellectual heritage project
Subject: Governance
Intellectual heritage project
- From the restoration of “historical sites”, such as the Ram temple and the Somnath temple, and paying tribute to freedom fighters at Jallianwala Bagh Smarak; from economic policies such as GST to the National Education Mission, the digital mission and scholarships for sportspersons; from unique IDs for persons with disability to the heroes and histories of India’s tribal community.
- These are some of the key themes around which the Union Education Ministry is planning to create an “Intellectual Heritage in Development” — a dialogue, documentation and research programme on the Government’s initiatives.
- The plan is to hold about 100 conferences across the country on 100 themes during these three months, where research papers based on secondary data and sources available in ministries or elsewhere will be presented.
- Some of the focus areas identified are:
- Economic Reforms and Emerging Global Economy under the Finance Ministry.
- India’s great cultural heritage: Bhavyata and Divyata under the Culture Ministry.
- Tech-Powered India: Transforming Work, Empowering People under IT Ministry.
- The Sports Ministry will focus on Fit India and SPOT Scholarships.
- Social Justice Ministry will showcase Empowering Divyangs UDID (Unique ID for Persons with Disability), while Tribal Ministry will highlight “Restoring JanjatiyaGourav through Heroes, Histories”, “Eklavya Model Residential School” and scholarships.
- The Education Ministry’s initiatives to be highlighted include the National Education Policy, Samagra Shiksha (National Education Mission), NIPUN Bharat/ National Achievement Survey (NAS), Higher Education Financing Agency, National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA), Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS), RashtriyaUchchatar Shiksha Abhiyaan (RUSA) and PM-eVidya.