Council of National Text Book Council likely

Updated on: Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Minister of State for Human Resource and Development D Purandeswari, in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, said that a committee of Central Advisory Board of Education on "Regulatory Mechanism for Textbooks and Parallel Textbooks taught in schools outside Government system" has recommended the establishment of a "National Textbook Council" to monitor textbooks used in schools in the country.

This recommendation has been given so that the standard of education could be maintained and the student community is not exposed to inferior quality of textbooks or undesirable content.

A proposal for the same has been circulated among the state governments seeking their opinion.
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Council of National Text Book Council likely

Minister of State for Human Resource and Development D Purandeswari said that the establishment of a National Textbook Council is likely

Council of National Text Book Council likely

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