Bhubaneswar: School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond on Friday informed the Odisha Assembly that a total of 1,741 errors and suggestions have been detected in Class I to VIII SCERT textbooks issued during the current academic session.
Replying to a question raised by MLA Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, the Minister informed the House that out of the 1,741 errors and suggestions recorded in the published corrigendum, five were factual or conceptual errors, 1,075 were grammatical, typological or spelling errors, and 661 were suggestions for improvement.
The Minister also informed that prior to final approval by the Core Committee, the textbooks were prepared and developed through a workshop mode. They were reviewed and proof-read, and further examined by subject experts for one day.
The Minister further said specific errors relating to the photograph of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, the location of Niyamgiri Hills, and the identification of the Konark Sun Temple were noticed. A corrigendum containing the correct information has been sent to schools for the reference of teachers and students.
In connection with these lapses, the Ex-Director of DTE & SCERT along with three Assistant Directors have been suspended. Disciplinary action has also been initiated against six Assistant Directors of DTE & SCERT.
The Minister further stated that steps have been taken to prevent recurrence of such errors and to ensure accuracy of Odisha’s history, geography, language and heritage in the future revised editions of the textbooks.
