Rajasthan Government's Education Department on Tuesday decided to introduce gradually the syllabus of the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) from Class I to XII by the academic year 2012-13 in accordance with the announcement made by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in his Budget speech. The proposal was moved and unanimously approved at the 84th general meeting of the Rajasthan State Textbooks Board's Governing Council here. The meeting, presided over by Education Minister Bhanwarlal Meghwal, passed budget estimates worth Rs.96.54 crore for 2010-11.Mr. Meghwal said the NCERT syllabus for IX to XII would be introduced in the 2010-11 academic year, VI to VIII in 2011-12 and I to V in 2012-13: “By 2012-13, the NCERT syllabus will be the standard curriculum for all schools in the State.” The Minister said the Board had also decided to introduce a separate book in each class dealing with the cultural, historical, social and geographical aspects of Rajasthan. “These books for each class will be prepared to cover different subjects in the specific context of the State,” he added.
The Governing Council also approved budget estimates worth Rs.31.42 lakh for giving prizes to students for essay-writing, debate and other competitions during the next academic year. Among others, Principal Education Secretary Lalit K. Pawar, Education Secretary Siyaram Meena, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Commissioner Veenu Gupta, Secondary Education Director Bhaskar A. Sawant and Primary Education Director S. S. Bissa attended the meeting.
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