West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spoke against the CBSE’s move to drop topics like citizenship, federalism in the new syllabus.
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (PTI File)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took umbrage on Wednesday, July 08, 2020, over the CBSE’s decision to drop topics such as ‘citizenship’, ‘federalism’ and ‘partition’ in an effort to rationalise its curriculum amid the Covid-19 crisis.
She appealed to the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry not to curtail important lessons at any cost.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s tweet against CBSE syllabus
“Shocked to know that the Central Govt has dropped topics like Citizenship, Federalism, Secularism & Partition in the name of reducing CBSE course during #COVIDCrisis. We strongly object to this & appeal @HRDMinistry, GoI to ensure these vital lessons aren”t curtailed at any cost,” Banerjee said in a tweet.
CBSE, ICSE, ICS syllabus reduced due to Covid-19 outbreak
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has rationalised the syllabus for classes nine to 12 for the 2020-21 session by up to 30 percent to make up for the academic loss caused due to Covid-19.
It notified the new syllabus for these classes on Wednesday.
Earlier, the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) had also announced a reduction of up to 25 per cent in the syllabus for classes 10 and 12 board exams in 2021 taking into account the learning disruption due to closure of schools during the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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