NCERT apologises days after chapter on judiciary sparked row, withdraws Class 8 book

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has issued a public apology after a chapter on the judiciary in a recently published Class 8 social science textbook sparked a row.

NCERT Issues Apology, Withdraws Class 8 Social Science Textbook With ‘Corruption in Judiciary’ Chapter

NCERT reiterated that the objective of the new textbooks is to strengthen constitutional literacy, institutional respect, and ...
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NCERT moves to retrieve 38 sold copies of withdrawn Class 8 social science textbook

The development comes a day after NCERT halted distribution over a controversy around a judiciary chapter on Class 8 book ...

‘Will not allow anyone to defame institution’: CJI takes exception to NCERT’s Class 8 book section on ‘corruption in judiciary’

A chapter in the new NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook mentions ‘corruption at various levels of the judiciary’ and ‘massive backlog’ as among the ‘challenges’ faced by the judicial system.