Bal Bhawans under National Education Policy.

Why in news?

• National Education Policy 2020 recommends that every State will be encouraged to strengthen existing or establish “Bal Bhavans’:

About National Bal Bhawan

• It is an autonomous body under, Ministry of Education, which aims at enhancing the creative potential of children by providing them various activities, opportunities and common platform to interact, experiment, create and perform.
• Since 1956, it has brought in children across gender, class, caste divides to nurture their curiosity and imagination.
• Works as a nodal agency for all affiliated Bal Bhavans.