Under the  Chairmanship of Dr. Mohan Yadav, Higher education minister of the government of Madhya  Pradesh  implementation committee meeting of the task force for New Education Policy was held in Bhopal. The meeting was addressed by the Higher Education Minister. He said that in order to provide quality and job oriented education, important changes shall be made in the education system.  The initial changes in broad view  are being brought in about 79 courses. These changes are as per the need of current job patterns.  In the meeting, Dr. Harshvardhan  Shrivastava, Per Vice Chancellor offered valuable suggestions with regard to new education policy, in the context of Madhya Pradesh. It is noteworthy that the committee has been constituted for implementation of new education policy, in which Harshvardhan Shrivastava is a member.  Dr.  Harsh Vardhan propounded the need for a comprehensive survey to encourage local employment. He stressed that in consultation with industrial institutions, business organizations, the Chamber of Commerce, small industry associations and other entrepreneurs associated with the business world, skills oriented professional courses should be formulated in higher education.  He also said that according to the Government of India's plan for hands-on training and apprenticeship, maximum number of students should be enrolled and be benefited in MP.  Therefore, with acceleration  of meaningful initiatives in this direction, cooperation of the district administration, government institutions and various departments related to development will also be necessary.  In this meeting, Vice Chancellor of the University of Bilaspur, Dr.  ADN  Vajpayee, Dr.  Ashok Gwal, Dr.  Gopal Sharma, Dr.  Umashankar Pachauri, Member Task Force Committee, Additional Principal Secretary Higher Education Anupam Rajan, Commissioner Higher Education, Balimbe and other members of the Task Force Committee also gave their suggestions.  The presence of OSD Anil Pathak, Ajay Khare etc. was remarkable in the meeting.  The program was conducted by Dhirendra Shukla, OSD Higher Education.  AKS University's Pro Chancellor Anant Kumar Soni expressed confidence that AKS University would play an important role in the implementation of the National Education Policy.