Rajasthan: Vajpayee's achievements to be included in school curriculum
Milestones achieved during the regime of the former Prime Minister and BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be included in school textbooks in Rajasthan from the next academic session, state Education Minister Vasudev Devnani said today. Devnani has written to the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer to start the process of scrutinizing the contents and highlighting them in school textbooks.
A committee of experts to take up the task
"Students should know about Vajpayee's great and influential leadership during Kargil war, nuclear tests in Pokhran in Jaisalmer and unforgettable contribution to the country through programs like the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana among others," Devnani said. The directions were given on August 18 and a committee of experts will take up the task.
Rajasthan witnessed several changes in school curriculum in last 4yrs
Apart from highlighting the achievements of Atal ji who died on August 16, Devnani is also considering to make available the biography of Vajpayee in selected libraries of every district. In Rajasthan, several changes in the school curriculum have been made and many Indian personalities, including Rajput king Maharana Pratap, were included in the last four years.
