NEW DELHI, July 8: India’s education system has taken a giant leap with the introduction of the new National Education Policy (NEP), newly-appointed Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Thursday. Pradhan was given the education portfolio in a reshuffle-cum-expansion of the Union Council of Ministers on Wednesday. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Subhas Sekhar and Annapurna Devi were appointed Ministers of State for Education. In his first meeting as Education Minister, Pradhan said, “India has got a new education policy after a period of 34 years. With the introduction of the National Education Policy-2020, the Indian education system has taken a giant leap in fostering an environment for a future-ready 21st century India”