15 member panel to draft State Education Policy

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has decided to constitute a commission to frame the State Education Policy to help achieve higher enrolment rates in schools and higher educational institutions.

The commission will be known as the SEP Commission and will prepare the Karnataka State Education Policy (KSEP) under the leadership of Prof. Sukhdev Thorat, Former Chairman of UGC, New Delhi.

The commission has 15 members along with eight subject experts and advisors and will function with the objective of ensuring improved quality and equal education to all.

The goals of the new education policy will include imparting scientific knowledge to students, inculcating democratic values and providing skill based education besides enhancing employability and making students good citizens.

Commission members

• Sri Sanjay Kaul, Retd. IAS Officer, • Prof. S. Japhet, • Prof. Jogan Shankar, • Dr. Sudhir Krishnaswamy, • Prof. Rajendra Channi, • Dr Nataraj Budalu. • Prof Sudanshu Bhushan, • Prof. Pranati Panda, • Dr Furqan Qamar, • Dr. Sharat AnanthaMurthy, • Sri. A. Narayana, • Dr. V. P. Niranjanaradhya, • Dr. M.S. Talawar, • Dr. Santhosh Naik, • Dr. Vinaya Okkunda