Haryana to introduce moral education subject

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
Last Updated : Jul 02 2016 | 6:57 PM IST
Haryana Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma today said moral education will be included in the curriculum for the students of Class VI to 12 and the subject will be launched.
"All religion focuses on character building, extracts from religious texts like Bhagavad Gita, Quran, Bible and Guru Granth Sahib have been incorporated in the curriculum of the subject," he said.
Haryana government has prepared the curriculum in collaboration with social organisations and educationists, he added.
The subject will be formally launched at a programme on July 5 at Kurukshetra University, an official said, after a meeting chaired by the Minister with senior officers of Education and allied departments regarding preparations for the programme.
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First Published: Jul 02 2016 | 6:57 PM IST

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