Odisha School Textbooks Contain 1,741 Errors Despite Rs 175 Crore Spend
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What happened
Nityanand Gond, the School and Mass Education Minister, informed the state assembly that Odisha government school textbooks for Classes 1 to 8 contained 1,741 errors. The state had spent Rs 175 crore on the printing and publication of these materials. The errors, which include grammatical, typographical, and conceptual mistakes, were detected after the books were distributed. Corrigenda and supplementary material have since been provided to teachers.
From indiatimes.com
Why it matters
The disclosure highlights administrative issues related to public spending on educational materials. The need for corrigenda and revised editions suggests unplanned costs for the state to correct the published materials.
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Who's involved
- OdishaState responsible for the printing and publication of school textbooks.
- Nityananda GondSchool and Mass Education Minister who informed the Assembly about the errors.
How it developed
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