National Education Policy 2020 The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the National Education Policy 2020 today, making way for large scale, transformational reforms in both school and higher education sectors. This is the first education policy of the 21 st century and replaces the thirty-four year old National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986. B uilt on the foundational pillars of Access, Equity, Quality, Affordability and Accountability, this policy is aligned to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and aims to transform India into a vibrant knowledge society and global knowledge superpower by making both school and college education more holistic, flexible, multidisciplinary, suited to 21 st century needs and aimed at bringing out the unique capabilities of each student. Important Highlights · New Policy aims for Universalization of Education from pre-school to secondary level with 100 % GER in school edu