Satish Mishra of the Bahujan Samaj Party described the draft as more of a curriculum guideline than a policy document. New Delhi, Aug. 11: The Opposition today criticised the draft national education policy in the Rajya Sabha as a document lacking direction and promoting a narrow agenda. Yechury said a country's education policy defines its character. "This draft has not been approved," Javadekar intervened after CPM member Sitaram Yechury initiated the short discussion. Then human resource development minister Smriti Irani had collected the views of all the state governments before a committee chaired by former cabinet secretary T.S.R.

Source: The Telegraph August 11, 2016 21:00 UTC