If reports are to be believed, school children in the country are all set to learn about demonetisation and goods and services tax as a part of their school curriculum.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training has started the review of school textbooks to update content as per the instruction given by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The NCERT assists and advises the government on school education. The officials of NCERT say that the review of textbooks was meant to incorporate the developments in the past 10 years — such as the goods and services tax and demonetisation.
Thus the new textbooks for children are likely to have several chapters on important policies and achievements of the PM Modi government. Last year in December, PM Modi announced the scrapping of high denomination notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000.
The move was taken to fight against black money and corruption. During the initial days of demonetisation or note ban, the entire country faced severe cash crash for more than a month. After scrapping the old notes, the government introduced new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 currency notes.
Touted as the biggest taxation reform since India’s independence, the GST will subsume central excise, service tax, Value Added Tax and other local levies to create an uniform market.
The GST is expected to boost India’s gross domestic product growth by about 2 per cent and check tax evasion.
In India, changes in the content of school textbooks have always raised controversies. The recent changes made in the textbooks taught in the schools of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Haryana-all ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party-have been widely opposed by opposition parties. The Opposition alleges that the ruling BJP is trying to saffronise education.
Source : One India
The National Council of Educational Research and Training has started the review of school textbooks to update content as per the instruction given by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The NCERT assists and advises the government on school education. The officials of NCERT say that the review of textbooks was meant to incorporate the developments in the past 10 years — such as the goods and services tax and demonetisation.
Thus the new textbooks for children are likely to have several chapters on important policies and achievements of the PM Modi government. Last year in December, PM Modi announced the scrapping of high denomination notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000.
The move was taken to fight against black money and corruption. During the initial days of demonetisation or note ban, the entire country faced severe cash crash for more than a month. After scrapping the old notes, the government introduced new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 currency notes.
Touted as the biggest taxation reform since India’s independence, the GST will subsume central excise, service tax, Value Added Tax and other local levies to create an uniform market.
The GST is expected to boost India’s gross domestic product growth by about 2 per cent and check tax evasion.
In India, changes in the content of school textbooks have always raised controversies. The recent changes made in the textbooks taught in the schools of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Haryana-all ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party-have been widely opposed by opposition parties. The Opposition alleges that the ruling BJP is trying to saffronise education.
Source : One India