<p>Under pressure from various quarters over the issue of saffronisation of school textbooks, the government has finally decided to take some concrete steps.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Speaking to the Deccan Herald, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kimmane Ratnakar said: “There will be some changes in the textbook committee and next year a new panel will be formed to look into the contents.” <br /><br />As an immediate step, Ratnakar said he had directed the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and the Textbook Society to look into controversial parts and delete them. “I have received a number of letters from various groups and individuals highlighting their grievances. I will forward them to the departments concerned and they will act on them,” said Ratnakar. The minister also declared his intention to constitute a committee that will look into the controversy. <br /><br />“I have not yet taken a decision. Once constituted, the committee will act as a monitoring body after the DPI and the Textbook Society have done their part. I will also personally look into the changes that have been made thereafter,” said minister.<br /><br />The Committee for Resisting Saffronisation in Textbooks had compiled a report highlighting instances of alleged distortion of facts and saffronisation in Social Science textbooks of Class 6 and Social Science and Science textbooks of Class 9, this year. <br /></p>
<p>Under pressure from various quarters over the issue of saffronisation of school textbooks, the government has finally decided to take some concrete steps.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Speaking to the Deccan Herald, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kimmane Ratnakar said: “There will be some changes in the textbook committee and next year a new panel will be formed to look into the contents.” <br /><br />As an immediate step, Ratnakar said he had directed the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and the Textbook Society to look into controversial parts and delete them. “I have received a number of letters from various groups and individuals highlighting their grievances. I will forward them to the departments concerned and they will act on them,” said Ratnakar. The minister also declared his intention to constitute a committee that will look into the controversy. <br /><br />“I have not yet taken a decision. Once constituted, the committee will act as a monitoring body after the DPI and the Textbook Society have done their part. I will also personally look into the changes that have been made thereafter,” said minister.<br /><br />The Committee for Resisting Saffronisation in Textbooks had compiled a report highlighting instances of alleged distortion of facts and saffronisation in Social Science textbooks of Class 6 and Social Science and Science textbooks of Class 9, this year. <br /></p>
