Congress Criticizes Delayed Class 6 Textbooks, Blames Ministry for Sabotage

The Congress has criticized the Centre for delaying the release of new Class 6 textbooks, accusing the Education Ministry of sabotaging children's education. General Secretary Jairam Ramesh highlighted the inefficiency of the National Testing Authority and blamed the Ministry for misplaced priorities. New textbooks are expected in two months.

The Congress party has launched a scathing attack on the central government over the delay in publishing new textbooks for Class 6 students, alleging that the Education Ministry is undermining children's education. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh criticized the incompetence of the National Testing Authority and the Ministry of Education in a social media post.

Ramesh claimed that the textbooks for Science, Mathematics, and Social Sciences have not been finalized by the National Syllabus and Teaching Learning Material Committee (NSTC), and printing them would take an additional 10 to 15 days. He warned that students might face a two-month delay before receiving the new books.

Ramesh also slammed the Ministry for focusing on virtual initiatives like 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' instead of ensuring timely textbook distribution. These remarks came after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan reviewed the development of school textbooks in line with the New Curriculum Framework (NCF).