Minister of Education Dr. Aishath Ali says the Ministry has convened a committee to determine those responsible for the proofreading errors in students' textbooks for the subjects of Islam and the Quran.
Over the last few days, many have been drawn to glaring errors in the textbooks with verses of the Holy Quran mixed up. These errors have surfaced from the Ministry-sanctioned textbooks issued for many grades.
Addressing the matter at a press conference held today, Minister Aishath said after the textbooks are compiled, the books are proofread and then passed onto the Islamic Ministry for further approval.
The Minister conceded that errors were made in both these stages before the textbooks were sent out to printing and then issued to the students.
Minister Aishath said officials at the Ministry have now convened a committee to determine those responsible for the errors and assured that such mistakes would not be repeated in the future.
Education Ministry had said yesterday that it had begun the review of the error-filled subjects because of concerns from several parties regarding the matter.
