NCERT Punjabi textbook printed with errors, union schooling minister urged for accountability |

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has addressed a letter to Union Schooling Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, bringing consideration to a number of errors in a Punjabi textbook printed by the NCERT. In his correspondence, Sandhwan highlighted important spelling errors and factual inaccuracies discovered within the e-book ‘Punjabi Primer’, which is meant for Balvatika/Anganwadi-level kids and grownup literacy packages.
Such elementary errors not solely misguide younger learners but in addition undermine the effectiveness of literacy initiatives for adults, he stated in a press release.
He careworn the necessity for instructional supplies, significantly foundational studying books, to take care of the best requirements of accuracy and authenticity.
Sandhwan urged the minister to provoke a direct evaluation and revision of the textbook by certified Punjabi linguistic specialists and students to make sure right and dependable content material.
He additionally emphasised the necessity for a strict editorial and quality-checking course of for all future publications by the Nationwide Council of Instructional Analysis and Coaching (NCERT) to forestall such errors.
Guaranteeing error-free studying supplies is essential for the success of foundational schooling and literacy programmes, he stated.