(a) whether the Government has received any complaints regarding availability of wrong information or very less information about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in NCERT books;
(b) if so, the details thereof and reaction of the Government thereto; and
(c) the corrective measures taken/ being taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) to (c) A complaint has been received in December, 2015 from Hindu Janjagriti Samiti wherein they have, inter-alia, alleged that the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks contain very little and incomplete information about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The complaint has been forwarded to NCERT for taking appropriate action.
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