Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced that almost all states are actively adopting the National Education Policy 2020, even those expressing initial reluctance but using different terminology. Pradhan emphasized the widespread implementation during the inauguration of IinvenTiv 2024, the nation's largest R&D Innovation Fair from Higher Education Institutions at IIT Hyderabad. He highlighted the event's expansion beyond IITs and discussed plans to extend research and development opportunities to tier-2 and tier-3 cities, challenging the notion that only IITs signify quality institutions.