For the first time, NCERT has included the 1975–77 Emergency in the Class 9 Social Science syllabus as part of the NEP 2020 curriculum overhaul. The move comes as India marks 51 years since the Emergency was imposed, introducing this pivotal chapter of Indian democracy to Class 9 students.

For the first time, NCERT has included the 1975–77 Emergency in the Class 9 Social Science syllabus as part of the NEP 2020 curriculum overhaul. The move comes as India marks 51 years since the Emergency was imposed, introducing this pivotal chapter of Indian democracy to Class 9 students.

BJP supports NCERT's inclusion of the Emergency chapter in Class 9 textbooks to educate students on this critical democratic challenge.

NCERT's Class IX textbook introduces the Emergency as a major democratic challenge, highlighting its impact on fundamental rights in India.

NCERT's Class IX textbook introduces the Emergency as a major democratic challenge, highlighting its impact on fundamental rights in India.

The BJP has backed NCERT's move to add the Emergency to a new Class 9 social science textbook. It says students must study the period so such attacks on democracy are never repeated.