Following the National Policy on Education (NPE) 1986, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) had brought out the "National Curriculum for Elementary and Secondary Education – A Framework". The NPE was updated in 1992, and the programme of action, 1992, required the NCERT to modify the curriculum framework. As a part of the 9t Plan. the NCERT had been given the task of revising the curriculum of school education ... The NCERT has recently prepared a "Discussion Document" on the "National Curriculum Framework for School Education" and released it in January, 2000 for public debate. The document is being discussed and debated at national and state levels ... (Source: LSUQ No. 4679 /25.4.2000 by S.M. Dev)