Question : BRANCH OF NCERT



(a) whether it is proposed to set up a branch office of National Council of Education Research and Training in Tamil Nadu;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI)

(a) to (c) : No, Sir. The National Council of Educational Research and Training does not plan to have any branch offices. However, it has a production-cum-distribution centre in Bangalore for catering to the supplies of NCERT books in the southern states.