He said that introduction of new subjects necessitates creation of teaching posts. And as the creation of teaching posts has financial implications -- recurring as well as non- recurring, any such proposal needs the prior concurrence of the finance department and the approval of the state cabinet.
The minister said that during the current year, a proposal for the introduction of various subjects, including Islamic, Buddhist and Vedic Studies, Tourism and Microbiology were referred to the finance department.
The minister was responding to a Calling Attention Notice by MLC Naresh Kumar Gupta.
He said the school education department has already initiated the process for introduction of some more subjects including Bio-Resources, Bio-Chemistry, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Fisheries, Library Science, Public Administration, Rural Development, Mass Communication, Statistics, Electronics, and Information Technology in the curriculum.
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