NCERT Textbook Revision Will be Opposed: Minister
18 June 2024 | The Hindu
Modification in portions related to Babri Masjid and Ayodhya in school textbooks by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is not acceptable to Kerala, Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty has said.
Narrow ideological stance of any movement or propagation of their ideas is not what should be included in textbooks. Actual history and science should be taught to students. This was the State’s stance and what it would follow, a statement quoting the Minister here said on Tuesday.
The deliberate removal of certain portions from NCERT textbooks had led to many debates and discussions across the country. There were apprehensions from many corners that these changes sabotaged Constitutional values and secularism.
A committee, including State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), education experts, teachers, and social workers, was appointed to study the modifications in the NCERT textbooks in detail and analyse their repercussions. The findings underlined the need to protect values enshrined in the Constitution such as secularism, democracy, and social justice…