Schoolbook Used for ‘Govt Ad’: Propaganda on Central Schemes Peppers NCERT Class VII Text
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 15 April 2025 | The Telegraph
An NCERT Class VII English language textbook wants students to spread awareness about the Centre’s schemes, prompting academics to call it a blatant attempt to use children as footsoldiers to push forward government propaganda.
The textbook, Poorvi, hails the government’s Digital India and Make In India initiatives. In the “About The Book” section, Kirti Kapur, academic coordinator, NCERT, has written that every chapter prescribes several activities, including “Let us listen” and “Let us explore”, which are about learning beyond the text….