Bhubaneswar, Jun 29: The Odisha government has decided to supply corrected versions of school textbooks to classrooms across the state after widespread criticism over factual and grammatical errors in newly introduced editions for the 2026 27 academic session, officials said on Monday.

School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond said that revised textbooks would be distributed to all government run schools to ensure students are taught accurate content. “Whatever errors were found in the textbooks have been taken seriously. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi constituted an inquiry committee, and action has been taken against those found responsible for the negligence,” Gond told reporters.

Minister Gond clarified that faulty textbooks already distributed would not be recalled. Instead, corrected editions and printed correction sheets would be supplied through district education officers and headmasters. Teachers have been directed to use only the revised versions in classrooms.

The three member inquiry committee submitted a 14 point recommendation, which the chief minister has approved in full. The measures include providing replacement pages or inserts for serious errors, correction sheets for all students, and strengthening the textbook preparation and review process to prevent future lapses.
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Earlier, SCERT Director Madhusmita Sahoo had said withdrawing all textbooks was not feasible at this stage. The controversy erupted after hundreds of errors were reported in the new editions, prompting sharp criticism of the government and demands for accountability.

Following the inquiry, four senior officials were suspended and disciplinary proceedings initiated against six others. Gond reiterated that the government’s priority is to ensure students do not suffer academically and that corrected content is used for classroom teaching without delay.