New Delhi, April 28: Union human resource development minister Prakash Javadekar believed that the modern education has failed society and only ‘vedic’ learning can boost the upcoming generation into to turn them into worthy patriots for the nation. While speaking at the inauguration of the 3-day International Virat Gurukul Sammelan in Ujjain, the minister also hinted at forming a new education policy on these lines and readying a draft for the same within three months. Also Read - Will Take up GST Cut Demand With FM Sitharaman And PM Modi, Says Javadekar

“We are working on the new education policy and have asked for suggestions. In a month we will be ready with the draft and in three months, the policy will be for everyone to see,” leading portal News 18 quorted the HRD minister as saying. Also Read - Cabinet Approves Bill to Include Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi as Official Languages in Jammu And Kashmir

Besides Javadekar, his MoS Satyapal Singh who was also present at the event, claimed that modern education has failed to check the growing crime rates. “Every child in India should be sent to a gurukul for the first five years. Only Vedic education can nurture our children well and make them patriots who have a mental discipline,” Singh reportedly stated at the event. Also Read - Mission Karmayogi: Centre Announces Plan For Capacity Building Among Civil Servants | All You Need to Know

Earlier in the day, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief had also attended the inaugural event. If reports are to be believed, over 900 gurukuls from India and Nepal are attending the event and planning to bring gurukul education into the mainstream.