New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- The Education Ministry on Thursday wrote to the Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B), and the Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), seeking immediate steps to halt the dissemination of the withdrawn textbook through digital platforms and electronic media.

This comes after the Supreme Court ordered a complete blanket ban on both the reprinting and online circulation of NCERT's latest Class 8 Social Science textbook.

"The Union of India and its agencies will ensure that the book is removed immediately from the physical and digital platforms without any delay, and a compliance report by way of an affidavit is placed on record..." the letter read.

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