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.