UPGRADATION OF POLITICAL SCIENCE- A PATH TO MAKING OF FUTURE GENERATION A VOTE BANK?
The National Council of Education Research & Training (NCERT) updated and revised the Political Science syllabi of Class 12 by removing the topic ‘ Separatism & Beyond’ and thereby adding into it the ‘ Scrapping of Article 370’ under the head ‘Regional Aspirations’ . The Article 370 and the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was scrapped in August 2019 and in less than a year the scrapping of the said article has been included. Further, the old map has been replaced with the new map of India. THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE DECISION- The decision by the concerned authorities is taken with a view to · Make students familiar with diverse facets of Political Scientists · Make students understand the historical process which shaped the present political structure · Make students understand about the situation in which Indian Constitution has been drafted · ...