<p>The Centre is working on a plan to develop textbooks in accordance with the new National Curriculum Framework by the next academic session in 22 languages. A key meeting was held on Monday in the education ministry for text books for classes 1 to 3, chaired by education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. </p>.<p>Education ministry secretary Sanjay Kumar, senior officials of the NCERT and members of National Steering Committee on National Curriculum Framework attended the meeting, the ministry said in a release. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/karnataka-textbooks-uniforms-to-reach-schools-by-april-end-1197498.html" target="_blank">Karnataka: Textbooks, uniforms to reach schools by April-end</a></strong><br /><br />“During the meeting the Minister asked to develop textbooks in 22 languages included in the VIII schedule of the Constitution. This will be in consonance with the National Education Policy - 2020 perspective of imparting multilingual education,” the education ministry said. </p>.<p>Ministry officials said that in the next 3-4 months, textbooks will be developed for Hindi, English, Urdu and Math by the next academic session. Textbooks, officials said, need to be updated to catch up with digital learning methodologies, where a competency-based assessment will be done. </p>
<p>The Centre is working on a plan to develop textbooks in accordance with the new National Curriculum Framework by the next academic session in 22 languages. A key meeting was held on Monday in the education ministry for text books for classes 1 to 3, chaired by education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. </p>.<p>Education ministry secretary Sanjay Kumar, senior officials of the NCERT and members of National Steering Committee on National Curriculum Framework attended the meeting, the ministry said in a release. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/karnataka-textbooks-uniforms-to-reach-schools-by-april-end-1197498.html" target="_blank">Karnataka: Textbooks, uniforms to reach schools by April-end</a></strong><br /><br />“During the meeting the Minister asked to develop textbooks in 22 languages included in the VIII schedule of the Constitution. This will be in consonance with the National Education Policy - 2020 perspective of imparting multilingual education,” the education ministry said. </p>.<p>Ministry officials said that in the next 3-4 months, textbooks will be developed for Hindi, English, Urdu and Math by the next academic session. Textbooks, officials said, need to be updated to catch up with digital learning methodologies, where a competency-based assessment will be done. </p>