The Future of Adult Education with the National Education Policy, 2020

Abstract

With a large number of Indian population gradually moving towards attaining the status of elderly, it has become 
important to contemplate about the vital aspect of ensuring successful aging. Successful aging of a population not 
only has individual and personal benefits but also contributed to economic growth and development of a nation. 
One of the key processes of successful aging is maintaining active engagement with life; one of the ways of ensuring 
which is engaging in adult literacy and educational programmes. With a significant number of Indian elderly being 
either illiterate or low in education, their education has become a cause for concern which is addressed by the 
vibrantly designed National Education Policy, 2020. The provisions of National Education Policy, 2020 are directed 
and targeted to ensure enhanced adult literacy and education with critical inputs and instructions given to attain the 
lofty goals of adult and continuing education. In this article, we attempt to understand the need and importance of 
adult education as well as understand the key drivers of a good adult education policy. Within the light of this, we 
assess the specifications of the National Education Policy, 2020 and envision the bright future envisaged for the 
seekers of lifelong learning.