Texts from the holy books of various religions have been incorporated in the curriculum of Government schools in Haryana from this month.
The subject of moral education which includes religious texts from ‘Bhagavad Gita’ (Hindu religion), ‘Quran’ (Islam), the ‘Bible’ (Christianity) and ‘Guru Granth Sahib’ (Sikhism) have been introduced at a programme held in Kurukshetra on Tuesday.
The programme was attended by Himachal Governor Acharya Dev Vrat, Swami Gyananand, Haryana Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma, Acharya Balkrishan among other dignitaries.
On the occasion, Haryana Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma said that moral education would now be introduced as a subject for students from class VII to class XII.
He said that all religions focus on character building and these textbooks would ensure that today’s youth learn about moral values.
Texts such as Bhagavad Gita, Quran, the Bible and Guru Granth Sahib have been incorporated in the curriculum and different textbooks would be prescribed for each class, said he.
The BJP led State Government has prepared the curriculum in collaboration with social organisations and educationists.
On the occasion, Acharya Balkrishan said that moral education should be introduced across the country. It is need of the hour that such textbooks are introduced across the country to educated today’s youth, said he.