Maharashtra cuts syllabus for Classes 1 to 12 by 25 per cent for academic year 2020-21

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Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Saturday (July 25, 2020) announced to cut down the syllabus of classes 1 to 12 by 25 per cent due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.

"The government has taken the decision to cut down the syllabus of classes 1 to 12 by 25 per cent to ease the burden on students," said Varsha Gaikwad, Minister Of School Education, Maharashtra.

"Even due to the coronavirus outbreak in the state, the academic year 2020-21 has started from June 15 and we have taken various alternative methods to reach out to students," she added.

राज्य में कोविड 19(कोरोना वायरस) के मद्देनजर राज्य शिक्षा संशोधन एवं प्रशिक्षण परिषद ने शैक्षणिक सत्र 2020-21 के कक्षा 1 से 12 वी तक के पाठक्रम में २५ प्रतिशत कटौती का प्रस्ताव रखा था । राज्य सरकार ने इस प्रस्ताव को अनुमति दी है ।@CMOMaharashtra @bb_thorat @AjitPawarSpeaks pic.twitter.com/kdqJkL3i35 — Varsha Gaikwad (@VarshaEGaikwad) July 25, 2020

Earlier on July 7, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank had rationalised the syllabus for classes 9-12 of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) up to 30 per cent by retaining the core subjects, due to the coronavirus crisis. 

Looking at the extraordinary situation prevailing in the country and the world, #CBSE was advised to revise the curriculum and reduce course load for the students of Class 9th to 12th. @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @PIB_India @MIB_India @DDNewslive @cbseindia29 @mygovindia — Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) July 7, 2020

Considering the importance of learning achievement, it has been decided to rationalize syllabus up to 30% by retaining the core concepts.@PMOIndia @HMOIndia @HRDMinistry @mygovindia @transformIndia @cbseindia29 @mygovindia — Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) July 7, 2020

Maharashtra has been the worst-COVID-19-hit state across India with a total of 3,57,117 infections, of which, 1,44,018 are still active.

According to the Union Health Ministry on Saturday morning, 13,132 people have succumbed to coronavirus in Maharashtra.