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    [paper_index] => 202508-02-023752
    [title] => EDUCATIONAL POLICY AS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD: A REVIEW OF INEQUALITY
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    [author] => Dr N Subbu Krishna Sastry , Dr. Manjula Mallya M 
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    [year] => 2025
    [month] => August
    [volume] => 10
    [issue] => 8
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    [abstract] => The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 aspires to revolutionize India’s education landscape by fostering inclusivity, flexibility, and holistic development, with an ambitious vision of universal access to quality education and the seamless integration of technology into learning. While its framework is progressive and forward-looking, the reality on the ground reveals persistent forms of exclusion. Socioeconomic disparities, digital divides, linguistic challenges, and limited accessibility for marginalized communities continue to obstruct equal participation in the education system. This study critically examines how NEP 2020 engages with these exclusions and identifies existing policy and implementation gaps that hinder its inclusive potential. Through a systematic review of reforms, policy frameworks, and comparative case studies, the paper uncovers how certain policy measures, though well-intentioned, may inadvertently benefit already privileged groups while sidelining the most vulnerable. Issues such as unequal resource allocation, systemic bias, and poor execution mechanisms further exacerbate educational inequities. The research offers thoughtful policy recommendations emphasizing the need for accessibility, affordability, and contextual inclusivity, aiming to refine the NEP’s approach to better serve diverse learner populations. By providing a nuanced understanding of how structural barriers shape educational outcomes, this paper contributes to ongoing discourse on creating truly equitable educational environments that bridge rather than widen existing divides
    [keywords] => Educational Policy, Inequality, Socio-economic Disparities, Digital Divide, Marginalised Communities, Equity in Education, Policy Implementation, Systemic Barriers, Inclusive Education, Resource Distribution.


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    [journalname] => EPRA International Journal of Research & Development (IJRD)
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    [eissn] =>  2455-7838 (Online)
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