India, May 7 -- The state government has approved the new curriculum for Class 6 in state board schools, in line with the National Education Policy (NEP). This paves the way for its implementation from the upcoming academic year starting in June.

The approval was granted on Tuesday during a meeting of the Curriculum Steering Committee at the office of the Maharashtra State Council of Primary Education. The meeting was attended by school education minister Dada Bhuse and minister of state for education, Pankaj Bhoyar.

Officials said final approval of the draft is awaited from the Curriculum Coordination Committee under the School Education Commissioner. After that, Balbharati will begin preparing textbooks based on the new curriculum.

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