NCERT Class 9 Textbook Adds Section on 1975-77 Emergency Under 'Challenges to Democratic Practices'
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A new NCERT Class 9 social science textbook titled 'Understanding Society: India and Beyond Part 1' includes a section on the 1975-77 Emergency. The 220-page volume replaces prior separate-subject textbooks and places the topic under the heading 'challenges to democratic practices in India'. The government has designated June 25 annually as Samvidhan Hatya Divas.