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Education
Odisha School Textbooks Found with 1,741 Errors After Rs 175 Crore Printing Bill
✍️ India Today
🗓 26 Sep 2026, 01:36 PM
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Odisha’s education department discovered 1,741 mistakes in state school textbooks after a Rs 175 crore printing expense, prompting calls for a review of the production process.
Odisha’s education department announced on Tuesday that a comprehensive audit of school textbooks revealed 1,741 errors across the state’s curriculum after a Rs 175 crore printing bill was paid.
The errors range from typographical mistakes and incorrect diagrams to factual inaccuracies in science and social studies chapters.
In response, the department has halted the distribution of the affected editions and is initiating a new quality‑control protocol, including a third‑party review of the printing process.
Officials say the findings will lead to a revised printing schedule and additional training for editorial staff to prevent a recurrence.
The errors range from typographical mistakes and incorrect diagrams to factual inaccuracies in science and social studies chapters.
In response, the department has halted the distribution of the affected editions and is initiating a new quality‑control protocol, including a third‑party review of the printing process.
Officials say the findings will lead to a revised printing schedule and additional training for editorial staff to prevent a recurrence.