The State General Education Minister, V Sivankutty, announced that these additional textbooks will be launched on August 23, with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan presiding over the release ceremony at a government school.
While the exclusion of topics from classes 1 to 10, which utilize state-specific textbooks, may not impact Kerala, the omission of significant portions from the NCERT textbooks used in classes 11 and 12 is deemed unacceptable. The state places particular emphasis on the humanities subjects such as history, sociology, and political science, and hence, the removal of crucial content from these areas has prompted the government’s decision to create supplementary resources.
Vigilant about preserving the integrity of the country’s history and constitutional values, the minister expressed his firm stance that while textbooks should evolve with the times, fundamental aspects of the nation’s foundation should remain unchanged. He emphasized that Kerala will continue to stand against any such actions in the future that compromise these values.
(With inputs from PTI)