Syama Prasad Mookerjee's Contributions to Be Included in Bengal School, University Textbooks: CM Suvendu Adhikari

06 July 2026 | ETV Bharat English Team

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced that the biography, political contributions, and ideology of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee will be incorporated into the state's school and university textbooks from the next academic year.

The announcement was made at a function organised at Mitra Institution in Bhawanipur to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Dr Mookerjee. The Chief Minister also announced a grant of ₹25 lakh from his MLA Local Area Development Fund for the renovation of the historic school and said the state government would take steps to bring the institution under the Centre's PM SHRI scheme…

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