Education
Odisha govt finds 1,741 errors in textbooks after Rs 175 cr spend
The Indian Express15h
THE BRIEF
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The Odisha government revealed that 1,741 errors were found in school textbooks for classes 1 to 8, despite spending Rs 175 crore on printing.
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State Minister Nityanand Gond stated the errors included 1,075 grammatical and typographical mistakes, 661 improvement suggestions, and 5 factual or conceptual errors.
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The government suspended the former director and three assistant directors of TE&SCERT while initiating disciplinary action against six others.