BJP-Led Delhi Government abandons AAP's education programs to roll out new ones

The education schemes of the former AAP government, such as Business Blasters, Happiness Curriculum and Mission Buniyaad, launched in Delhi government schools, have been shut down, a government official announced on Friday.

The Delhi BJP-led government is on the verge of replacing them with new programs such as 'Rashtraniti', 'New Era of Entrepreneur Ecosystem and Vision (NEV)' and 'Science of Living', an official at the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) said.

The official informed PTI that one of the key changes is introducing the NEV, which will be a replacement for the Business Blasters program. While both schemes address extending financial assistance to students for starting their ventures, the framework and execution will be varied.

Under the discontinued scheme, students were provided with Rs 2,000 each as seed capital. Under NEV, the amount has been increased to Rs 20,000, and the money will be provided to a batch of students, the official said. This new program will emphasize educating students on moral values, elderly care and including a range of meditation techniques such as yoga, mindfulness and stretching exercises, he further added.

A schedule will be drawn up so that each element of the Science of Living programme is carried out effectively, he said. The Business Blasters programme was launched in 2021 under the Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum. It gave seed funds to students of classes 11 and 12 to enable them to work out startup ideas.

The Happiness Curriculum, initiated in 2018, was intended for nursery to class 8 students and involved daily routines like storytelling and self-expression activities that encouraged emotional well-being. Its launch was attended by the Dalai Lama.