NationalThursday, 25 June 2026·The Hindu - National
NCERT adds Emergency chapter to Class 9 textbook; June 25, 1975 and March 21, 1977 recalled
NCERT has introduced an Emergency section in a Class 9 social science textbook, revisiting the 1975-77 period and suspended fundamental rights.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On June 25, 2026, the BJP backed NCERT’s inclusion of a section on the Emergency in the Class 9 social science textbook “Understanding Society: India and Beyond”, referring to the Emergency period of June 25, 1975 to March 21, 1977.
Key specifics
- The Emergency period cited in the report ran from 25 June 1975 to 21 March 1977.
- The NCERT textbook named is “Understanding Society: India and Beyond”.
- The section says Emergency was one of the major challenges to democracy in India.
- Fundamental rights were suspended during the Emergency, according to the textbook description.
- The BJP spokesperson named in the report is Shehzad Poonawalla.
Exam lens
TNPSC polity and history question angle: Emergency dates, NCERT textbook name, and constitutional impact. One-liner: match the year 1975 with suspension of rights, censorship, and the new Class 9 NCERT chapter.