Changes in Social Science and Political Science textbooks of class IX to XII

Updated on: Thursday, December 13, 2012

Lok Sabha was informed that National Council of Educational Research and Training has made changes in Social Science and Political Science textbooks of class IX to XII based on the recommendations of two committees.

 Minister of state in HRD ministry Shashi Tharoor said in a written reply, "Based on the recommendations of the Textbook Development Committee on the subject and the National Monitoring Committee, the NCERT carried out changes in the social science/political science textbooks of classes IX to XII."
 
In response to another question, he said there was a decline in the number of admissions to polytechnic and engineering institutes in almost all states.
 
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) had requested state governments to provide a prospective plan for the development of technical education in their respective states.
 
In reply to another question, Tharoor said the number of new institutes being set up every year has been coming down, attributing it to the reduced demand in some branches like Instrumentation, IT, Production and Bio Technology.

 

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