Undo the previous government's school textbook changes
“The congress will restore the true values of Bharath and Karnataka and Scientific Temper in the text books to make the students evolved and complete.”
VAADA POORAKept
The verdict
On 15 June 2023 the cabinet approved revising Kannada and Social Science textbooks for classes 6-10, dropping chapters added under the previous government (including those on K B Hedgewar and V D Savarkar) and adding chapters on Savitribai Phule, Nehru's letters and poetry on Ambedkar.
Rule applied: Kept: achieved as promised, on time or within 6 months of the deadline → 10
Implied deadline (end of term): 20 May 2028Confidence: highAI draft · review pending
10/10
Evidence timeline
- News15 Jun 2023· The Tribune (PTI)supportsKarnataka Government decides to remove chapters on RSS founder and Savarkar from school textbooks ↗
“do away with the changes that were brought in by the previous BJP government”
- News15 Jun 2023· ScrollsupportsCongress to repeal anti-conversion law passed by BJP in Karnataka ↗
“It also approved the revision of Kannada and Social Science textbooks”
More education promises from this manifesto
Reject the National Education Policy and frame a State Education Policy
KAAM CHALU HAIIn progressprovisional4/10prov.
Board laga hai: kaam chalu hai. Hum bhi dekh rahe hain.
Make the mid-day meal more nutritious
GOL GOL BAATEINNot scorable
Gol gol baatein detected. Measure karne ke liye kuch nahi mila.
Promise ID inc-ka-2023-024 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON