Maharashtra to adopt CBSE from academic year 2025-26: Education minister Dada Bhuse

Maharashtra will adopt the Central Board of Secondary Education CBSE from academic year 202526 state school education minister Dada Bhuse said on Friday reported news agency PTIBhuse said the CBSE pattern will be implemented in two phases in the state where currently the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education MSBSHSE conducts exams for Class X SSC or Secondary School Certificate and Class XII HSC or Higher Secondary Certificate reported PTIIn the first phase the CBSE pattern will be implemented in standard 1 and in the coming year teachers and education officers will be trained for CBSE pattern he saidNext year the CBSE pattern will be adopted in remaining standards in two phases he addedWhile adopting the CBSE pattern it will be ensured that Maharashtras history geography and Marathi language will be a part of curriculum the minister asserted reported PTINCP SP working president and Baramati Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule during the day wrote a letter to Bhuse citing concerns over adoption of CBSE reported PTIIt is very painful that the state is adopting CBSE Board over SSC she said while claiming the governments move was detrimental to Marathi language and cultureShe said parents should be given the option to choose between different boards that are available including the states SSCSule also raised concern about whether the CBSE pattern will be able to do justice to the states history and languageInstallation of CCTV cameras in schools for student safety mandatory BhuseThe installation of CCTV cameras in schools for student safety is mandatory Maharashtra minister Dada Bhuse said in the Legislative Council on ThursdayResponding to a question the school education minister said CCTV cameras will be installed in government schools using funds from the District Planning and Development Committee DPDCDiscussions will be held with the finance department to determine whether MLA funds can be utilised for this purpose in private schools he addedThe Maharashtra government had issued an order in August 2024 mandating CCTV installation in schoolsLegislator Kiran Sarnaik from Amravati had raised a question on this in the Council to which Bhuse was replyingCCTV cameras are compulsory in all schools for the safety of students Around 50 per cent of schools in the state have already installed cameras Bhuse saidSarnaik contended that private schools do not receive nonsalary grants which made the cost of installing and maintaining CCTV systems a financial burdenDuring the discussion MLC Niranjan Davkhare noted that government schools are installing these cameras using DPDC funds but private schools do not have access to the sameHe urged the government to allow the use of MLA funds for this purposeResponding to this Bhuse assured that discussions with the finance department would be held before taking a decisionThe government will study special measures adopted in other states to ensure student safety he addedWith inputs from PTI