For the first time, NCERT's Class IX social science textbook includes a dedicated section on the Emergency, describing it as a significant challenge to Indian democracy.
The chapter is included in social science textbook
Jun 25, 2026
11:22 am
What's the storyThe National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has introduced a section on the Emergency in its Class IX textbook for the first time, describing it as "one of the major challenges" to Indian democracy.
Titled Understanding Society: India and Beyond, the social science textbook includes a chapter on Indian democracy's strengths and challenges.
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