The Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth, and Sports – submitted its report on the Reforms in Content and Design of School Text Books in the Parliament. Chaired by Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, the committee held consultations with a wide range of stakeholders, including the State and Central institutions, responsible for drafting textbooks and curricula, as well as education experts and civil society representative. Following which it made a number of observations and recommendations on the quality of textbooks, updating syllabus, depiction of history, representation of women in textbooks, information on drug & internet addiction.
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