Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): The Himachal Pradesh cabinet on Monday decided to form a task force for the implementation of National Education Policy 2020 in the state.

"The state cabinet in its meeting held here today decided to implement National Education Policy-2020 in the state to prepare students of the state for the 21st century where critical thinking will determine the future of the nation," an official release said.

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State Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur presided over the meeting.

"The Cabinet thanked the Union Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing New Education Policy-2020 which envisages making job creators, not job seekers and will motivate the students to move away from rote learning to critical thinking," the release said.

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The Cabinet gave its approval to do away with plan and non-plan classification in the budget of the state from 2021-22. It will be now classified into capital and revenue expenditure only. (ANI)

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