Two weeks after the Supreme Court banned a social science textbook chapter on the judiciary, NCERT issued an unconditional public apology, announcing withdrawal of the Class 8 book Exploring Society: India and Beyond that contained the controversial chapter.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) apologized for including inappropriate content in the Class VIII Civics chapter “Role of the Judiciary in Our Society,” after the Department of School Education & Literacy ordered suspension of its distribution pending review.
