Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank : Planning to reduce syllabus

New Delhi : Union Minister of Human Resource Development (HRD) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has said that the ministry is planning to reduce the syllabus and instructional hours for schools in the next academic year. The HRD Minister tweeted “In view of the current circumstances and after receiving a lot of requests from parents and teachers , we are contemplating the option of reduction in the syllabus and instructional hours for the coming academic year”

Mr. Pokhriyal also invited suggestions from teachers and educationists in this regard and asked them to tag their posts with #SyllabusForStudents2020 on social media.

In view of the current circumstances and after receiving a lot of requests from parents and teachers, we are contemplating the option of reduction in the syllabus and instructional hours for the coming academic year.@SanjayDhotreMP @HRDMinistry @PIB_India @MIB_India

— Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) June 9, 2020

Central HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank took to Twitter to make these announcement . The tweets from HRD Ministry came following a meeting with the state education Secretaries led by Anita Karwal, Secretary of School Education and Literacy , Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD).

Meanwhile, the HRD Minister in a June 3 interview revealed that Schools and Colleges will reopen after August 2020.

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