A systematic review of its books will be undertaken by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for the first time after they came into being back in 2007.
This review is necessary in order to make the long-pending updates, said Hrushikesh Senapaty in an interview with The Times of India.
He further clarified that this review process is different from the revision of books and the curriculum framework, which is a big "policy decision" in the hands of the HRD Ministry.
In the interview, Senapaty also denied that there was a shortage in the supply of NCERT books, saying that "there has been a tradition of creating artificial scarcity by private publishers". This comes in the context of complaints by parents and schools regarding unavailability of NCERT textbooks.
Other than this, Senapaty also underlined how the NCERT books have a distinctive edge over those of private publishers in terms of quality and price, as well as how there is an attempt to emphasise on the Northeast region in these books in order to build sensitivity towards regional diversity.
There is no compromise on quality of content of NCERT books. It is based on the national curriculum framework. One really can’t say the same for private publishers.Hrushikesh Senapaty, Director, NCERT, to TOI
(Source: The Times of India)
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