App for free download of NCERT books soon: Smriti

In a step to reduce the weight of the school bags and an approach to involve parents into their child’s academic curriculum, Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani on Monday announced that the Centre will unveil a mobile application enabling free download of NCERT books for Class I-XII soon. 

While inaugurating the two-day MHRD conference for yoga teachers, Smriti Irani in the presence of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that the application will be made available from July 17. “In order to ease out the burden on students due to their over-weighted school bags, we have come up with an idea of bringing this app into market,” she said. 

Making it clearer to the students, she added, “The inception of this app does not mean that students would carry mobile phones to their schools, it is only meant to engage parents into their child’s sphere of education.”During the event, course material for yoga education in Central Government run schools, prepared by NCERT from Class VI-XII was also launched. To encourage yoga education among teachers; bachelors, diploma and master courses were also announced for them. 

Declaring ‘Kala Utsav’ to take place in December this year, Irani said that drama, art, dance, music of different States will be showcased by students in central park of Connaught Place which will carry the prize money worth Rupees five lakh.