Smriti Irani, HRD Minister has issued an order to add moral value in educating school children. On May 6, moral and civic education was made compulsory to all CBSE affiliated schools and colleges by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development.
The HRD Ministry's press release said that all National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks would have themes and examples reflecting moral conduct.
The syllabus will introduce value education. Additionally, NCERT has created a resource book for teachers called the 'Ways to Peace'. The students would be assessed on these new subjects in the final exams, as per the release.
