Gandhinagar: The Bhagavad Gita will be a part of the school syllabus for Classes 6 to 12 in Gujarat from the academic year 2022-23. The Gujarat government announced this in the Assembly on Thursday.
Making the announcement in the legislative Assembly during a discussion on budgetary allocations for the education department, Education Minister Jitu Vaghani said that the decision to introduce the values and principles enshrined in the Bhagavad Gita in school curriculum was in line with the new National Education Policy (NEP) unveiled by the Centre. NEP advocates the introduction of modern and ancient culture, traditions and knowledge systems so that students feel proud of India’s rich and diverse culture, the minister said.
Later speaking to media, Vaghani said that they have decided to introduce the Bhagavad Gita in the school curriculum for Classes 6 to 12 as people from all faiths have accepted the moral values and principles outlined in the ancient Hindu scripture. PTI reported.
Bhagavad Gita will be introduced in the textbook of ‘Sarvangi Shikshan’ (holistic education). He further informed that schools will also organise activities based on the scripture such as prayers, shloka recitation, comprehension, drama, quiz, painting and elocution competitions.
