(a) whether any study has been conducted regarding the outcome of education
being imparted through English medium in the tribal areas;
(b) if so, the outcome thereof; and
(c) the details of the agency responsible to see that Indian ideals, great personalities
and moral values are included in the syllabi of private schools?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) and (b) The Ministry is not aware of any such study.
(c) National Curriculum Framework (NCF), 2005, formulated by National Council of Educational Research and
Training (NCERT), emphasizes inculcation of moral values and values enshrined in the Indian Constitution.
NCF, 2005, also focuses on strengthening of our cultural heritage and national identity, so as to enable
the younger generation to reinterpret and re- evaluate the past with reference to new priorities and
emerging outlooks in a changing societal context. NCERT has prepared syllabi and textbooks for all
subjects and all classes based on NCF, 2005. These promote Indian ideals and moral values and include
topics on great personalities. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) prescribes NCERT syllabi in
different subjects for Classes I to VIII. For Classes IX to XII, it adopts and adapts syllabi framed by
NCERT and prescribes textbooks of NCERT.
Schools affiliated to State Boards follow curriculum and syllabi of respective Boards.