Concerning the recent reports claiming the change of name from India to Bharat in all textbooks, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has issued a clarification saying that it is too premature to comment as the development of new syllabus and textbooks is in the process.

NCERT said that “the development of new syllabus and textbooks is in the process and for that purpose various Curricular Area Groups of domain experts are being notified by the NCERT. So, it is too premature to comment,” reports ANI.

Response to the Uproar on the Recommendation of India to be mentioned as Bharat in NCERT’s Textbooks
On the news in media being flashed about changing the name of India into Bharat in all NCERT textbooks,

— NCERT (@ncert) October 25, 2023

NCERT”s explanation came immediately as the multiple reports suggested that seven members of its panel voted unanimously for the recommendation of changing name.

Reports says that a seven-member 2022 Social Sciences committee set up by the council recommended the use of Bharat instead of India in the school textbooks. Chairman of the committee and retired professor C.I Isaac, a Padma Shri awardee and RSS Ideologue has confirmed the report also.

This suggested came a month after the first row, when the government used “President of Bharat” instead of “President of India” in the invitation issued for G20 dinner hosted by President Draupadi Murmu.

The education body is currently revising the curriculum of the textbooks in accordance with the 2020 National Education Policy (NEP). NCERT had recently constituted a 19-member National Syllabus and Teaching Learning Material Committee (NSTC) to finalise the curriculum, textbooks and learning material for primary to high-school level classes.