Proc. Rc.No. ESE02/461/2021-SCERT Dated :21/06/2021
Sub:School Education- SCERT, AP – Bilingual Books Project of NationalBook Trust of India ( NBT) as per the NEP,2020 implementation Plan –Reg.
Ref:
1.From the Under Secretary, GOI, Ministry of Education, DSE&L,F.No.10-36/2021-Sch.4, dt.15.04.2021.
2. From the Principal Secretary to Govt, School Education,F.No.ESE01-SEDNOCSE/450/2021-PROG-11, dt.28.04.2021.
The attention of all the District Educational Ofcers in the State is invited to the reference cited, and they are informed that in pursuance of the provisions contained in the chapters 4 and 22 of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, which, inter-alia, emphasizes on multilingualism and the promotion of Indian languages, art and culture, respectively, the National Book Trust of India (NBT) has brought out a set of 17 titles of their best-selling titles in bilingual format (Hindi-English) for the age group of 6-12 years. The frst set has been released by the Hon’ble Minister of Education on the 5th March, 2021.
These titles can be accessed at the following URL:
https://nbtindia.gov.in/e-books/
Therefore all the Regional Joint Directors of School Education, District Educational Ofcers and Principals of IASEs/CTEs/Govt.DIETs in the state are requested to give clear instructions in their respective districts to create awareness among the Bilingual Books Project of National Book Trust of India ( NBT).
Chinaveerabhadrudu Vadrevu
Director, School Education
