Irani accepts NCERT director’s resignation

The HRD Ministry has accepted the resignation of NCERT Director Parvin Sinclair and forwarded it to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet for further action, with the latter expected to clear the resignation soon.

Sinclair had resigned earlier this week after the ministry instituted a probe against her for alleged financial irregularities. Sinclair has had a running battle with the ministry under this government after she decided to initiate a review of the curriculum in the first week of May, before the new government could take charge. A panel of experts had been constituted for this.

Sources confirmed that HRD Minister Smriti Irani accepted the resignation. Sources claim her exit would impact the process of curriculum revision, with changes likely in the expert panel.