Odisha Fights Corona: State Planning Doorstep Delivery Of School Textbooks

Bhubaneswar: Amid the ongoing fight against the novel-coronavirus, Odisha government on Tuesday informed that students from class I to VIII will soon get doorstep delivery of their textbooks.

Informing about the same, the State School and Mass Education Minister, Samir Ranjan Das today said that the textbooks of class I to VIII have already reached blocks and schools and it will be ensured that the books are delivered to the students by April 25.

Earlier, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had ordered closure of all schools and colleges in the State till June 17. The State government also announced that the students of classes I to IX and XI will be promoted to the next class sans exams.

On the other hand, Class-X textbooks in Odisha for 2020-21 academic session has been changed. The Board of Secondary Education-Odisha secretary today informed about the change of books in eight subjects and said that the textbooks will be provided to students after the coronavirus lockdown ends on May 3.

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