Tribune News Service
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Patna, December 12
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar now aims at removing "class" discrimination in classrooms.
The common school system, adopted by the Bihar Government, can thus be viewed as a move in the direction to erase the deep-rooted line dividing rich and poor in the education system.
Bihar is the first state to adopt this idealistic model after the Centre passed the responsibility on states for its implementation.
Earlier, the Kothari Commission had recommended that the poor children should also be given the opportunity to study side-by-side the children from the elite class.
Known for his ability to identify right person for right job, Nitish Kumar assigned the task to formulate the system to former foreign secretary Muchkund Dubey.
Mr Dubey was now heading the Bihar Education Commission.
