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NCERT Class 9 Textbook Connects Ram Rajya With Good Governance
A new Class 9 schoolbook explains an idea called Ram Rajya.
Mahatma Gandhi described it as a model where leaders work for the happiness and welfare of the people.
The book says good government should be honest, transparent, caring and focused on citizens.
It uses stories and ideas from the Ramayana, Ramcharitmanas, Mahabharata and Vedic traditions.
These traditions describe governing as a responsibility, not just a way to use power.
The chapter also introduces Rajdharma, meaning the duties of a righteous ruler.
The book was released on Tuesday, six months after the new school year began.
It is part of updated learning material based on India’s revised education frameworks.
A new NCERT Class 9 social science textbook presents Mahatma Gandhi’s “Ram Rajya” as an ideal governance model.
The book links Ram Rajya with probity, transparency, compassion, welfare and a people-centric approach.
It draws on the Ramayana, Ramcharitmanas, Mahabharata and Vedic traditions to discuss responsible governance.
The chapter explains Rajdharma as the duties and responsibilities involved in righteous governance.
The textbook is part of revised Class 9 learning material under the NCF-SE 2023 and NEP 2020 frameworks.
- Who
- The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) prepared the textbook, which discusses Mahatma Gandhi’s ideas on governance.
- What
- A new Class 9 social science textbook links Gandhi’s concept of “Ram Rajya” with good governance and public welfare.
- Where
- The textbook was released in New Delhi.
- When
- The textbook was released on Tuesday, six months after the new academic session began; its first part was released in June.
- Why
- It forms part of the transition to revised Class 9 learning material under the National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023 and the National Education Policy 2020.
Key facts
- Textbook
- Understanding Society India and Beyond-Part 2
- Publisher
- National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
- Class
- Class 9
- Central concept
- Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of Ram Rajya
- Governance values
- Probity, transparency, compassion, welfare and people-centric governance
- Related concept
- Rajdharma, or the duties and responsibilities of righteous governance
- Curriculum frameworks
- National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023 and National Education Policy 2020
Quotes
Understanding Society India and Beyond-Part 2 textbook
NCERT Class 9 social science textbook describing Gandhi’s governance vision
“Mahatma Gandhi visualised 'Ram Rajya' as an ideal model of governance, rooted in probity, transparency, compassion, welfare and people-centric orientation in governance and public policy.”
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“From the Vedic period to the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, Indian tradition has consistently viewed governance as a sacred responsibility rather than merely a means of exercising power.”
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