Guwahati, June 25 -- By NE NOW NEWS

Guwahati: For the first time since the 1975-77 Emergency, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has incorporated a dedicated section on the period into its Class 9 Social Science curriculum, marking a significant shift in the way modern Indian political history is taught in schools.

The chapter has been included in the newly released textbook Understanding Society: India and Beyond (Grade 9, Part 1) as part of the ongoing curriculum reforms under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

NCERT describes the Emergency as one of the most serious challenges faced by India's democratic system, noting that the period witnessed the suspension of several Fundamental Rights, restr...