Odisha Crime Branch Launches Probe Into School Textbook Errors
A three-member committee found 1,678 factual, typographical and printing errors, prompting the state to withdraw defective copies and suspend four education officials.
- On Monday, the Crime Branch of Odisha Police began investigating irregularities in school textbook production for Class VIII, following a formal case registered by SCERT director Madhusmita Sahu.
- Last month, the state government formed a three-member committee headed by development commissioner DK Singh after detecting textbook errors, which led to the suspension of then SCERT director Manoj Padhi.
- Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi suspects a larger conspiracy behind the widespread errors, prompting investigators to examine every aspect of the textbook preparation, approval, and publication process.
- DSP Narendra Kumar Behera was appointed as investigating officer to lead the probe, with the agency collecting evidence and interrogating related persons while the government withdraws defective textbooks.
- The Crime Branch has constituted multiple teams to conduct a thorough and impartial inquiry, examining the entire textbook lifecycle as replacement materials reach schools across the state.
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Crime Branch Expands Odisha Textbook Investigation, Questions Former SCERT Director
As the Odisha Crime Branch deepens its investigation into the massive errors found in government school textbooks, former State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Director Manoj Padhi has come under fresh scrutiny. Investigators questioned him on Tuesday as part of an expanding probe aimed at fixing responsibility for the publication of textbooks that reportedly contained more than 2,000 language and factual mistakes. The inq…
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