NCERT adds 1975 Emergency chapter
Analysis based on 67 articles · First reported Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
This event is unlikely to have a direct impact on financial markets. It is a domestic educational policy change in India, primarily affecting the education sector and public discourse on historical events.
The India — National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has, for the first time, introduced a chapter on the 1975-77 Emergency in its Class 9 Social Science textbook, 'Understanding Society: India and Beyond'. This inclusion, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, labels it a 'major challenge to Indian democracy'. The chapter details the suspension of fundamental rights, press censorship, and arrests during the period when Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister, and highlights the role of Jayaprakash Narayan in movements against it. The curriculum change is part of the National Education Policy 2020 and aims to educate students on democratic strengths and challenges, including contemporary issues like fake news and social discrimination.
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