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NCERT Class 9 Textbook Highlights Ram Rajya, NEP and Sengol
NCERT has released a new social sciences book for Class 9 students.
One chapter explains how governments make policies and serve people.
It says ideas about governance in India have changed over time.
The chapter includes ideas such as “Ram Rajya” and “Rajdharma.”
It also explains modern policies such as the National Education Policy 2020.
Students will learn about several government programmes in health, education, sports and technology.
The book discusses the Sengol as a symbol connected with good and fair governance.
It also explains how older ideas can be used in a modern democracy.
A new 153-page Class 9 social sciences textbook includes a chapter titled “Governance and Public Policy.”
The textbook presents “Ram Rajya” as part of India’s evolving understanding of governance and links it to values such as transparency, compassion and public welfare.
National Education Policy 2020 is described as an example of public policy shaped through consultations involving local bodies, districts, citizens and institutions.
The chapter discusses government initiatives including Khelo Bharat Niti, Ayushman Bharat, Startup India, Swachh Bharat Mission and Digital India.
It presents the Sengol as a cultural marker of righteous governance, tracing the sceptre tradition to the Chola dynasty and noting its placement in Parliament in 2023.
- Who
- The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and Class 9 students are central to the report.
- What
- NCERT has released a 153-page integrated social sciences textbook featuring a chapter on “Governance and Public Policy.”
- Where
- The textbook concerns India and discusses Indian governance, public policy and institutions.
- When
- The textbook was released on Tuesday; the article does not specify the date.
- Why
- The chapter aims to explain India’s development from traditional ideas of governance to a modern constitutional democracy and to introduce major public policies and schemes.
Key facts
- Textbook length
- 153 pages
- Target class
- Class 9
- Relevant chapter
- Chapter 4, “Governance and Public Policy”
- Policy highlighted
- National Education Policy 2020
- Consultation figures
- The NEP process involved consultations with 2.5 lakh gram panchayats, 6,600 blocks, 6,000 urban local bodies and 676 districts, with about 2 lakh suggestions received.
- Khelo Bharat Niti
- The textbook says the policy was launched in 2025 to transform India’s sports landscape.
- Sengol reference
- The book says the Sengol was placed in the new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2023.
Quotes
NCERT textbook
Class 9 NCERT social science textbook
“A unique feature of NEP 2020 was the large-scale public consultation…. During the formulation of the policy, 2.5 lakh gram panchayats, 6,600 blocks, 6,000 urban local bodies and 676 districts were consulted and about 2 lakh suggestions were received. Several recommendations from citizens and institutions were incorporated before the final policy was prepared and approved by the Union Cabinet in 2020…”
indianexpress.com
“Mahatma Gandhi visualised an ideal model of governance as ‘Ram Rajya’. ‘Ram Rajya’ is rooted in the principles of probity, transparency, compassion, welfare and people centric orientation in governance and public policy.”
indianexpress.com
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