Education Minister holds review meeting to look into textbook delay issue
The Hindu
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan held a detailed review on the progress of textbook development with the Secretary, School Education and Literacy, NCERT Director and Chairperson of the CBSE.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan held a detailed review on the progress of textbook development with senior Ministry officials on Thursday.
The review was attended by Secretary, School Education and Literacy, NCERT Director and Chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
The review meeting comes a day after The Hindu reported that students of Class 6 have been left without any textbooks to study from after there has been a substantial delay in receiving new Science, Maths and Social Sciences books from the National Syllabus and Textbook Committee (NSTC) by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).
Even as the new academic year 2024-25 begins in July, as schools have re-opened the students of Class 6 have no access to textbooks to study the aforementioned subjects.
An official statement from the Ministry of Education has stated that for the academic year of 2024-25, new and engaging textbooks will be introduced for Classes 3 and 6.
“Textbook development work is in the final phase and nine textbooks for Grades three and six are already available. The remaining eight will be available very soon,” the statement said.
Mr. Pradhan also reviewed the capacity building undertaken for the teachers of Classes 3 and 6, who will use these new textbooks.
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