Around 10 nations contacted India showing willingness to implement NEP: Pokhriyal

"Around 10 countries have contacted us, with their education ministers showcasing the willingness to implement India's new education policy in their countries," Pokhriyal said. "The government is seeking paragraph-wise suggestions on how to go about implementing the NEP. So far 15 lakh comments have been received and we are open to receiving more suggestions," he added. The minister lamented some people are arguing that to make progress on international level one needs to learn English. "I must say we are not against English but mother tongue as a medium of education would help strengthen Indian languages. The government does not intend to impose any language on any state. We are in the favour of strengthening 22 Indian languages and we want to promote all of these languages," he said.

"People need to understand that English is not an Indian language. I would like to tell those people who argue that if we do not learn English we cannot progress on a global level, we need to look at countries like Japan, Russia, Israel, France, USA that all provide education in their language," the minister added.