"There is no mechanism to evaluate the quality of textbooks of private publishers. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has no mandate to prescribe or recommend the textbooks of private publishers in its affiliated schools," Minister of State for HRD, Upendra Kushwaha, said in response to a written question in Lok Sabha.
"The government is very firm on promoting NCERT textbooks in CBSE schools," he added.
The comments by the minister come at a time when education experts are raising the issue of lack of scrutiny of the curriculum taught to children.
In another recent incident, a Class 12 Sociology book cited "ugliness" and physical disability of a girl as reasons behind the dowry issue prevalent in the country.
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