INTELLECTUAL HERITAGE PROJECT

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Context:

• From the restoration of “historical sites”, such as the Ram temple and the Somnath temple, and paying tribute to freedom fighters at Jallianwala Bagh Samarak; 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 Modi Government’s initiatives.

Details:

• 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.
• Researchers belonging to reputed Higher Education Institutions will contribute to these papers, which will eventually be published in a book.
• Some of the focus areas identified are:
• “Economic Reforms and Emerging Global Economy”: The Finance Ministry and related ministries to focus on India becoming the fastest growing economy, expanding markets beyond borders, a record-breaking export year, GST, making India an investment-friendly destination, transparency in procurement, Atmarnirbhar Bharat, etc.
• “India’s great cultural heritage: Bhavyata and Divyata”: The Culture Ministry to focus on “bringing our culture history back home”, “tribute to India’s great freedom fighters”, Statue of Unity, Kranti Mandir (Red Fort), Jallianwala Bagh Samarak and the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The letter also refers to restoring historical sites, including Ram Janmabhoomi temple and Somnath temple, among others.
• “Tech-Powered India: Transforming Work, Empowering People”: The IT Ministry to conduct research on ‘Harnessing IT for Good Governance’ and ‘Jeevan Parmaan Patra’, ‘Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission’, Atma Nirbhar India through Unified Payment Interface’ (UPI), and UMANG (Unified Mobile App for New age Governance).
• 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), Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyaan (RUSA) and PM-eVidya.
• And the focus in sports will be on Sports Ministry programmes such as Fit India and SPOT Scholarships.
• Social Justice Ministry to focus on “Empowering Divyangs UDID (Unique ID for Persons with Disability)’ and the Tribal Affairs Ministry to highlight “Restoring Janjatiya Gourav through Heroes, Histories”, “Eklavya Model Residential School” and scholarships.

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/from-temple-to-tech-govt-plans-new-intellectual-heritage-project-8030082/