Congress Criticizes Delay in New Class 6 Textbooks

The Congress has criticized the Centre for delaying new Class 6 textbooks, accusing the Education Ministry of sabotaging children's education. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh highlighted delays by NCERT and NSTC, leading to a projected two-month hold-up. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan recently reviewed the development of these crucial educational materials.

Congress has openly criticized the Centre's delay in releasing new Class 6 textbooks, alleging the Education Ministry is undermining children's education. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh took a strong stance on the issue, suggesting systemic issues or escalating incompetence within the education system.

In a post on X, Ramesh criticized the National Testing Authority and the Education Ministry, accusing them of failing to deliver necessary educational materials. He pointed to significant delays from NCERT and NSTC, indicating that printing new textbooks will take an additional 10 to 15 days, resulting in a two-month delay before availability.

Ramesh's comments coincided with Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's review of school textbook development under the New Curriculum Framework (NCF). Despite initial aims to release new textbooks for Class 6 by this academic year, only materials for Class 3 have been made available, with Class 6 textbooks just now hitting the market amidst the ongoing academic session.

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