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NCERT Political Science Book: National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) has made many changes in the political science book of class 12th. Things like Babri Masjid, Hindutva politics, some references to minorities, 2002 Gujarat riots have been removed from the book. This book will be implemented from the academic session 2024-25.
NCERT made changes on April 4
NCERT announced these changes on its website on Thursday, April 4. NCERT books are taught in schools affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The number of schools recognized by this board in the country is around 30 thousand. It is expected that similar changes will be seen in the books of other state boards also.
These measures have been taken to integrate with the new changes
According to a report, the mention of 'Ayodhya fall' has been removed in the eighth chapter of Political Science 'Indian Politics: New Chapter'. In the chapter 'What is the legacy of the Ramjanmabhoomi movement and the demolition of Ayodhya for the nature of political activism?' It was titled 'What is the legacy of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement?' Replace with. This has been done. NCERT says that this has been done so that the answers to the questions can be linked with the new changes.
A 20 year old incident was also removed
References to Babri Masjid and 'Hindutva politics' have also been removed in 'Indian Politics: New Chapter' itself. The mention of Gujarat riots has also been removed in Chapter 5 titled 'Democratic Rights'. NCERT says the incident is 20 years old and has been resolved through the judicial process. Some places where the Muslim community was mentioned earlier have also been changed. In Chapter 5 itself, the reference to Muslims being 'deprived' of the benefits of development has been removed.
Demand for special measures for the protection of religious minorities
In the chapter titled Caste, Religion and Caste, it is said that human rights groups in our country agree that most of the victims of communal riots in our country are people from religious minorities. Instead of demanding that the government take special measures to protect religious minorities, human rights groups in our country have demanded that special measures be taken to prevent communal riots and protect religious minorities.
Changes in history and sociology books also
The book on History and Sociology has also been updated with several changes in the history of Harappan culture, tribes and folk movements. Some photographs of communal riots were removed from the Class 12 Sociology book. The organization said in its argument that these pictures are not relevant in the present times.
