History of Shivaji Maharaj to be included in national curriculum

The meeting, held at Shastri Bhavan in Delhi, was attended by senior officials, including Union Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar, additional secretaries Anil Kumar Singhal and Anand Patil, Maharashtra principal secretary Ranjeet Singh Deol, education commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh and SCERT director Rahul Rekhawar.

The meeting also highlighted the demand for greater national representation of the Marathi language, especially after it received classical language status. As per information shared by Bhuse’s office, Pradhan assured positive action on this front.

The Maharshtra school education department also made a presentation of various initiatives taken up by the state to enhance standards of school education. This included information on Maharashtra’s proposed conversion of 5,000 schools into model institutions under a new “CM Shri” scheme, mirroring the Centre’s “PM Shri” initiative, ‘Idol’ school recognition and Anand Gurukul initiative among others.

Maharashtra also raised demands such as increasing honorariums for school cooks under PM Poshan scheme, upgrading classrooms, smart education facilities, and better support for rural and tribal students along with expanding student scholarships, etc.