Kerala Education Minister V. Sivankutty criticised the central government for delaying the supply of NCERT textbooks for classes 8, 9, and 11 in Kendriya Vidyalayas. He called it a failure that hampers students’ right to free textbooks, urged PM Modi and the Union Education Minister to ensure timely distribution, and highlighted the impact on education.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Minister V Sivankutty on Saturday said that once Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes his roadshow in the state capital, he should ask the Union Education Minister to make available textbooks for students of classes 8, 9 and 11 for next year in Kendriya Vidyalayas in the state.

Sivankutty, the state general education minister and LDF candidate from Nemom Assembly constituency, said that according to news reports, the social studies textbook of class 8 and revised textbooks of classes 9 and 11, for the next academic year, have not yet reached the Kendriya Vidyalayas.

This points to a serious failure on the part of the central government, he said in a Facebook post.

The minister said that it was also a setback for those who mocked the Kerala government for delivering textbooks for the next academic year even before the schools were closed.