The association held a meeting with all major publishers, advising all schools to check each book before releasing it (Representational Image)
The move comes after New Delhi-based Jai CEE Publications Pvt Ltd included “blasphemous” material against Islam in its Class VII textbook.
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The Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) on Monday constituted a high-level committee to scrutinize all textbooks in educational institutions in the union territory and allow any new book to be approved by private schools before being approved by an expert committee. asked to refrain from presenting. , The move comes after New Delhi-based Jai CEE Publications Pvt Ltd included “blasphemous” material against Islam in its Class VII textbook.
Association president GN War said that the association held a meeting with all the major publishers, advising everyone to check every book before releasing it in schools. It condemned the objectionable content of the book published by a New Delhi-based publisher. Var said that the association constituted a seven-member autonomous academic committee under the chairmanship of Khurshid Bismil, consisting of three members from Kashmir, two from Jammu and one each from Pir Panjal and Chenab Valley, to assess the content and standard of books. Will check
The association announced that no new books would be introduced in any of its member private schools before they were approved by the expert committee. “The committee has been assigned to examine all the books and ensure that there is no objectionable matter in any of the books. Apart from this, all schools and publishers have also been asked to check their books. Var said that we want to implement a multi-level screening system for every book so that such unfortunate incident does not happen again in future. The association appreciated the government for the prompt action in this incident. They welcomed the directions to register the case by ADC Srinagar Syed Hanif Balkhi and the action taken by the Jammu and Kashmir Board of Schools. Education (JKBOSE) and Director Education.
“When it comes to books and written material, there should be no room for complacency. Every stakeholder should check every word before introducing and teaching it to the students,” said the president of PSAJK. The association asked JKBOSE He also appealed for an immediate meeting of his academic committee. The meeting should be held at both Srinagar and Jammu at the earliest to discuss the issue of books. War said that private schools being an important stakeholder should also attend the meeting. should be invited.
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