NCERT panel formed to review history textbooks has submitted report: Government

NEW DELHI: The government today said a committee of experts had been constituted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to review its history textbooks for removing any errors and the panel has submitted its report.

"NCERT constituted an expert committee, consisting of experts from various universities/institutions in the country to take a quick review of history textbooks of NCERT to remove any mistake or controversial material, if any, mentioned therein. The Committee has submitted its report," HRD Minister Smriti Irani said today.

She said this in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, where a member had sought to know if steps had been taken to form a experts' committee to address complaints related to these textbooks.

Irani also said that representations have been received from time to time with regard to history textbooks.

The representations, as and when received, are forwarded to the concerned for taking appropriate action, she said.

Replying to another question, Irani said that a MoU between Educational Consultants India Limited ( EdCIL), a body under the HRD Ministry, and Government of Malaysia, containing a proposal for sending English teachers to Malaysia under the English Language Teachers from India (ELTI) programme is under discussion.