(a) whether the Government is considering to include scouts and guides in
disaster management education; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Government is considering to include scouts and guides in
disaster management education; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(DR. SHASHI THAROOR)
(a) & (b) The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
develops textbooks in the light of the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) -
2005. Contents on disaster management education have been integrated in the
textbooks which also include activities on Scouts and Guides. The Central
Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has also included Scouts and Guides
activities under health and physical education for assessment in classes
IX and X.