The question of whether NCERT is changing the name India to Bharat in textbooks is not yet settled.

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According to some media reports, an NCERT panel has recommended replacing 'India' with 'Bharat' in all school textbooks .

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However, the NCERT has said that it is "too premature to comment" on the news and that the development of new syllabus and textbooks is still in process .

The proposal is only a recommendation and a final approval from the NCERT is still awaited.

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The panel is one of the 25 committees that are working with NCERT at the central level to change the curriculum as per the National Education Policy 2020.

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The panel's chairman, Prof CI Issac, said that the proposal was unanimously accepted by the committee

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The proposal is only a recommendation and a final approval from the NCERT is still awaited.

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