The state Education department has withdrawn the reference book for primary schools teachers issued under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. The book titled Gyan Sarovar, which was given teachers to teach subjects like history, geography, civics and general knowledge, turned out to be a book of errors.
Not only were there several printing errors and wrong information, the book written in English, “exposed the state government’s claim of promoting Punjabi language”.
By this time, most schools have completed half of the syllabus and authorities are not sure when the revised version of the book will be distributed.
The book cites two different theories related to the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and has two different names for the wife of Guru Amardas. It evens state that taking drugs does not make one is an addict and even lays undue stress on issues of blind faith.
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SSA is one of the biggest sources of corruption in Punjab.Almost all the teachers, mostly from Master cadre, working as ASPDs, DMs etc. in SSA head office Punjab at Chandigarh are incompetent and corrupt.Nepotism is the basis of their selection.
ReplyDeleteTons of unnecessary, sub-standard and superfluous study material under LEP and Padho Punjab is being sent to schools by SSA only to earn commission from printers.Millions of rupees meant for poor children have been eaten up in procurement.