(a) whether the Supreme Court has allowed NCERT to publish and sell its revised text books on all subjects except Social Science, Hindi, History and religion;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (PROF. RITA VERMA)
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. The Hon’ble Supreme Court has
passed an interim order on 22.3.2002 staying only the
implementation of new curriculum and textbooks related to
Social Sciences, including History, religion, and Hindi.
(c) The Counter Affidavits on behalf of Union of
India and other respondents, have been filed.