The new NCERT Class 9 Social Science textbook includes content on the Emergency under Indira Gandhi but omits the Preamble and mentions of secularism, sparking political debate.

NCERT has added a detailed section on the 1975–77 Emergency in Class 9 textbooks, calling it a major challenge to Indian democracy and highlighting its impact.

For the first time, NCERT has introduced the Emergency of 1975-77 in a Class 9 textbook, labeling it a significant challenge to Indian democracy. The chapter details the…

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.

NCERT's Class IX textbook introduces the Emergency as a major democratic challenge, highlighting its impact on fundamental rights in India.

The new Class 9 textbook notes that democratic institutions “came under severe strain, and citizens’ freedom was restricted” during the Emergency | India News

The BJP has endorsed the NCERT's move to include the Emergency period in Class 9 textbooks, deeming it a crucial "dark chapter" for students to learn from and prevent recurrence.…

In the book, Emergency has been flagged as “one of the major challenges” faced by the Indian democracy, with a majority of fundamental rights being suspended. | India News

BJP supports NCERT's inclusion of the Emergency chapter in Class 9 textbooks to educate students on this critical democratic challenge.

The text describes the period as ‘one of the major challenges to democracy’, saying that fundamental rights were suspended and the press censored at the time.

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For the first time in over five decades, NCERT has introduced a dedicated section on the 1975 National Emergency in its Class 9 Social Science textbook. The addition comes as part…

NCERT's new Class 9 textbook includes a section on the 1975-77 Emergency, framing it as a test for Indian democracy. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan supports this,…

The changes have reignited a political battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. | India News

The new NCERT Class 9 Social Science textbook includes content on the Emergency under Indira Gandhi but omits the Preamble and mentions of secularism, sparking political debate.

While SIR and Emergency are introduced, the definition of the word Preamble and words 'secular' and 'secularism' are no more part of the new Class 9 NCERT book. | India News

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has released a revised Class 9 Social Science textbook that has triggered a political controversy. The new book,…