Govt to set up panel on curriculum

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 11: The Government will constitute an expert Committee to suggest measures and update information for incorporating contributions, vision and philosophy of eminent personalities of the State in the school and college curriculum, who have over the years changed the Politico-Socio-Economic discourse of the people of the State.
The Committee will submit its report within three months and will also consider various recommendations in this regard.
This was stated by the Minister for Planning and Development Ajay Kumar Sadhotra while responding to the resolution of Dr Bashir Ahmad Veeri in the Legislative Council on the last day of the Autumn session here today.
The Minister gave class-wise account of the syllabus covering various chapters already present in the J&K BOSE and NCERT books regarding prominent personalities of the State and currently being taught in schools and colleges of the State.