Distribution of Textbooks:

• Textbooks are distributed among the primary school students free of cost. From 2002–2004, about 182 million textbooks on various subjects were distributed free of cost among the students of primary schools. About 66.3 million textbooks have been printed and distributed to the children of the academic year 2005. In 2006, 65.3 million textbooks have been distributed among the students of primary schools.

Curriculum Revision:

• A competence based and life skill oriented curriculum has been developed. Textbooks for grades1 to 4 were revised accordingly. These revised books for grade-I and grade - 2 have been supplied to the children in the academic year 2003. Revised books for grades - 3 & 4 were distributed in 2004 and 2005 respectively. Textbooks for grade 5 will be revised and distributed to the children in the academic year 2006. In order to address the discrepancy prevailing in the curriculum of Certificate-in-Education (C-in-Ed) and its realistic application, C-in-Ed curriculum has been revised.

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