NDA opposes pan-India school board for Class XII exams

The NDA on Wednesday opposed hurried attempts to bring in a single pan-India board for Class XII examinations and accused HRD Minister Kapil Sibal of not consulting the state goverments on the various education reforms suggested by him.

The NDA on Wednesday opposed hurried attempts to bring in a single pan-India board for Class XII examinations and accused HRD Minister Kapil Sibal of not consulting the state goverments on the various education reforms suggested by him.

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The NDA reaction came after a meeting here of education ministers of states ruled by BJP and its allies.

"In the meeting, all the education ministers present said they have not received any official document from the central government on the suggestions made by the HRD minister," former HRD Minister and BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi told reporters after the meeting.

"The NDA ministers did not agree to a single all-India board," said adding the suggestions made by Sibal were "controversial and required discussion".

Striking a cautious note, Joshi said NDA was not against reforms in education but was opposed to reforms which had "no roadmap, no direction".

The meeting, chaired by Joshi, was attended by NDA convenor Sharad Yadav, Deputy Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj and education ministers of Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh and Himachal Pradesh.

Education ministers of Gujarat and Bihar sent their suggestions as they were busy with the on-going budget session
in their state.