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Odisha Textbooks Plagued by 1,741 Errors; Government Spends Rs 175 Crore on Printing
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News18•25-09-2026, 22:00
Odisha Textbooks Plagued by 1,741 Errors; Government Spends Rs 175 Crore on Printing
- •The Odisha government identified 1,741 errors in textbooks for classes 1 to 8, despite spending Rs 175 crore on their printing and publication.
- •Errors include 1,075 grammatical, typological, and spelling mistakes, along with five factual and conceptual errors, and 661 suggestions for improvement.
- •Significant errors were found in Class 8 Science (294), Class 7 Urdu (121), Class 8 Sanskrit (114), Class 6 Social Science (98), and Class 7 Sanskrit (92) textbooks.
- •The government is rectifying errors in revised editions and implementing fact-checking by subject and language experts to prevent future mistakes.
- •Disciplinary action, including suspensions, was taken against the then director and assistant directors of TE&SCERT after errors were discovered post-distribution.
Key Questions Answered
A total of 1,741 errors were found in school textbooks for classes 1 to 8 in Odisha, which included 1,075 grammatical, typological, and spelling mistakes along with five factual and conceptual errors.
Taking the textbook errors seriously, the Odisha government suspended the then director and three assistant directors while initiating disciplinary action against another six assistant directors.
The government has introduced specific measures such as fact-checking by subject and language experts during textbook preparation to ensure error-free books are printed and distributed.
