NEW DELHI: NCERT does not differentiate between India and Bharat and duly acknowledges the spirit as enshrined in our Constitution that recognises both, the ministry of education said on Wednesday.
This reply was shared by junior minister for education, Annapurna Devi, in response to a written question in Rajya Sabha asked by CPI (M) member Elamaram Kareem regarding the NCERT panel’s recommendations of replacing the country’s name “India” with “Bharat” in school textbooks.
“Article 1 of the Constitution of India states that ‘India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States’. India’s Constitution recognises both ‘India’ and ‘Bharat’ as the official names of the country which can be used interchangeably. NCERT duly acknowledges this spirit as enshrined in our Constitution and does not differentiate between the two,” she said.
The name Bharat first appeared officially when the government sent out G20 invites.
This reply was shared by junior minister for education, Annapurna Devi, in response to a written question in Rajya Sabha asked by CPI (M) member Elamaram Kareem regarding the NCERT panel’s recommendations of replacing the country’s name “India” with “Bharat” in school textbooks.
“Article 1 of the Constitution of India states that ‘India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States’. India’s Constitution recognises both ‘India’ and ‘Bharat’ as the official names of the country which can be used interchangeably. NCERT duly acknowledges this spirit as enshrined in our Constitution and does not differentiate between the two,” she said.
The name Bharat first appeared officially when the government sent out G20 invites.