New Education Policy a means to fight poverty: PM

he said the new policy focuses on encouraging teaching in regional languages.    "i consider the new national education policy a means to fight against poverty. today, the country has a new 'national education policy' to meet the needs of the 21st century," the prime minister said during his independence day speech.      he said the nep has a special feature under which sports have been made a part of mainstream education instead of extracurricular.    sports are also one of the most effective means to move forward in life, he said.