Revised Textbooks with Correct Content to Be Distributed in Schools: Odisha Minister

Revised textbooks with correct content to be distributed in schools: Odisha Minister

The CM constituted an inquiry committee, which conducted an investigation, and action has been taken against those found responsible for the negligence, says Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond

Revised textbooks to be distributed to every school for teaching: Odisha Minister

Bhubaneswar, Jun 29 (PTI) Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond on Monday said that revised version textbooks will be distributed to every government-run school to enable teachers to teach corrected content to the students. Speaking to media persons, Gond said, “Whatever errors were found in the textbooks have been taken seriously. In this […]

Nimbuda Nimbuda to Newton was a pilot: Odisha textbook mistake fiasco explained

The Odisha government led by CM Mohan Majhi is facing a major embarrassment after it was reported that the newly released government school textbooks by the SCERT, adapting the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in the Odisha Curriculum Framework, are full of mistakes and misinformation. The school textbooks from class 1 to class 8 contain as many as 1678 errors of different magnitude, as per reports.  The mistakes range from spelling and gram…

Naveen Patnaik slams Odisha government over textbook error row - OrissaPOST

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Tuesday slammed the BJP government in the state over providing error-ridden textbooks to school students, saying it has “shaken the very foundation of children’s future”. Terming textbooks as the “first source of truth” for children, the former chief minister said that “when that trust is compromised, the damage goes far beyond a printing error”. A section of teachers in government-run schools had pointe…

Withdrawal of Erroneous School Textbooks Not Possible, Rectified Copies to Be Provided to Schools: Odisha Minister

Bhubaneswar: Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond on Monday said that it is not feasible to withdraw all school textbooks containing errors and replace them with fresh copies. Instead, the government will provide rectified copies of the books to schools across the state, he said. The minister said a high-level committee had investigated the textbook errors, following which action was initiated. He added that Chief Minister M…

Odisha To Issue Corrected Pages For Errors In Textbooks; Meme Fest Over ‘Nimbooda Nimbooda’

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided against withdrawing and replacing all erroneous school textbooks for Classes 1 to 8, opting instead to supply rectified copies of the affected portions to schools statewide, School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond informed on Monday. “Revised pages incorporating the corrections will be distributed to schools and District Education Officers (DEOs). Students will continue studies using the …