NCERT makes no distinction between India and Bharat  and duly  recognizes  the spirit enshrined in the Constitution  recognizing  both  the  names, the Union  Parliament has been informed.  

 The  Union  National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) does not differentiate between India and  Bharat  and duly  recognizes  the spirit enshrined in the Constitution  recognizing  both  the  names, the  Education Ministry said  on Wednesday.  

 Responding to questions  from  CPI(M) member Elamaram Kareem and  CPI’s  Sandosh Kumar in Rajya  Sabha on the  NCERT  panel’s proposal to replace  the name India with  ‘Bharat’  in  school  textbooks,  the Chief Minister  Union  Education,  Annapurna  Devi,  said,  “ Article  1 of the Constitution of India states that  “India,  that  is,  Bharat, shall be a Union of  States”. The Indian  Constitution  recognizes  India and Bharat as the official names of the country  and  can be used interchangeably.  NCERT  recognizes  this spirit as enshrined in our Constitution and  there is no difference  between the  two.  

 She said the country is collectively moving away from the colonial  mentality  and  encouraged  the  use  of words in Bhartiya bhasha (Indian  language).  “NCERT,  which is  an autonomous body under the  Ministry  of  Education and  involved in  preparing syllabus  and textbooks  in schools,  will also  try  its best  to promote this,”  the minister said. 

  A high-level committee  on  social  sciences set up  by  NCERT to revise the school  curriculum  in October  recommended  replacing the name India with Bharat in  school  textbooks. The recommendation  has sparked  political controversy, with the  opposition  accusing the government of  election  gimmicks and  claiming  that the name change was inspired by the 26-party  group protesting  the  Bharatiya Janata Party  (BJP). ) ruling, calls itself  the Indian  Alliance of  National  Institutes for Comprehensive Development,  or INDIA.  

 However,  NCERT maintained that no decision  has  been taken  based  on the  panel’s  recommendations. “NCERT  stated  that since the  process  of  developing  new syllabus and textbooks is  underway, various groups of experts  in the  field  are being  briefed for this purpose. Therefore,  it is too  early  to comment,”  he  said.  

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