Lok Sabha Question No. 2448 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Inclusion of Constitution of India in Curriculum
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2448 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## Inclusion of Constitution of India in Curriculum

## 2448. SHRI HIBI EDEN :

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has proposed to include the Constitution of India in the curriculum of all the schools, colleges and technical/medical institutes of the country and if so, the details thereof along with extracts from syllabi;

- (b) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has any plans for training modules aimed exclusively at non-students in the Constitution of India and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has noticed that high political luminaries even of Kerala were making anti-constitutional and unconstitutional remarks in their speeches;
- (e)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  include  them  in  Constitution  of  India  training module and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) & (b):  The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has informed that  the  content  relating  to  the  Constitution  of  India  are  already  incorporated  in  the  NCERT Textbooks for Social Sciences and Political Science at various stages of school education .  NCERT has also developed learning outcomes at the elementary, secondary and senior secondary stages, which  also  take  into  account  the  provisions  and  the  working  of  the  Constitution  of  India.  The Alternative Academic Calendar available on the website of NCERT has also taken into account the  provisions  of  the  Constitution.  NCERT  also  organizes  Constitutional  Quiz  which  addresses provisions  of  the  Constitution.  Further,  the  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE) affiliated  schools  follow  NCERT  curriculum  and  Social  Science  textbooks  for  classes  VI-IX which include topics on Constitution of India.

University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has  informed  that  the  universities,  being  autonomous institutions, have the freedom to design and develop the curriculum of various streams. However, UGC  has  framed  common  curriculum  under  Choice  Based  Credit  System  (CBCS)  for  Under Graduate level, which is recommendatory to all the universities and the students can opt for Indian constitution or allied course from the basket of elective courses offered under CBCS.

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has informed that Indian Constitution, essence of  traditional  Indian  knowledge,  universal  human  values,  environment  science,  etc.,  have  been made integral part of the course curriculum as audit/ non-credit in the model curriculum launched during 2018-19 for AICTE Approved Technical Institutions at Diploma, Degree and PG Level in Engineering.  Further,  Constitution  Day  is  celebrated  in  technical  Institutions  every  year  and awareness workshops and other activities are organized to highlight the essence and beauty of the Indian Constitution.

(c) to (f):   Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice has informed that they, in  collaboration  with  National  Academy  of  Legal  Study  &  Research  (NALSAR)  University  of Law, Hyderabad, have launched an online course on the Indian Constitution to create awareness about the Indian Constitution, which is available on the website at legalaffairs.nalsar.ac.in . The registration for this course is free of cost. After registration, candidates get access to 15 conceptual videos that help the participants of the course to get familiarized with the text of the Constitution and to identify the fundamental policy choice embodied in the Constitution. On completion of the course, a certificate of participation is automatically generated.

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