In view of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the Maharashtra government has reduced the syllabus by 25 per cent for the academic year 2021-20. The syllabus has been reduced for Class 1st to 12th in the state.
Due to second wave of covid 19, Schools has not been reopened yet, and taking the account of the situation, Maharashtra govt announced the syllabus reduction for this yer also. Last year also govt had reduced to syllabus by 25%.
Varsha Gaikwad, Minister of School Education has confirmed the news by sharing a tweet on her personal twitter handle. The tweet read, “Based on deliberations held with various stakeholders & in view of prevailing health emergency, we have decided to revise the syllabus for Std 1 to 12 for the academic year 2021-22, and reduce it by 25 per cent like last year.”
“The measure is being taken in view of the reduced time permitted for organising classes & to help students achieve the learning objectives in a less stressful environment.@scertmaha will soon notify details of lessons omitted from the respective textbooks”, said Education minister Varsha Gaikwad in her statement.
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