Moral education will be a part of the curriculum in government schools of Jharkhand from the academic year 2017-18. Education secretary of the state Aradhana Patnaik said, "Till date, occasional classes were held for moral education but now it has been introduced as a subject in the curriculum. Through this subject, we will try to inculcate moral values in students via true stories."
General Knowledge will also be introduced as a separate subject from Class VI to VIII in all government schools.
At the high school level, vocational courses will be made mandatory from Class IX and above in 230 high schools having plus two classes. "There are seven trades including information technology, medical and health care, beautician and others. Earlier, vocational courses were optional and available only in Class XI and XII but from this year, it has been made mandatory from Class IX," Patnaik said.
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