Faulty textbooks already distributed to students will be immediately withdrawn and replaced with corrected versions said Majhi.
Textbook Error Row: CM suspends four officials: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi suspended four officials after widespread errors were found in school textbooks.
The action came after a committee headed by the Development Commissioner submitted its report to the Chief Minister on the mistakes found in school textbooks. Acting on the committee’s recommendations, the Chief Minister ordered the suspension of former Director of Teachers’ Training and SCERT, Manoj Padhi, along with three Assistant Directors, Pralipta Mishra, Dilip Kumar Sahu and Bharati Tudu.
In addition, disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against six Assistant Directors: Bandita Pattnaik, Manas Ranjan Rout, Manoranjan Mahapatra, Dr Prashant Kumar Sahu, Manas Kumar Nayak and Dr Sudarshan Santara.
The government has also decided to implement all 14 recommendations proposed by the committee to prevent similar lapses in the future and improve the quality of school education. Faulty textbooks already distributed to students will be immediately withdrawn and replaced with corrected versions said Majhi.
Meanwhile a 3 member committee has already submitted its reports to the Chief Minister within the stipulated deadline of 7 days.
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