Sex Education Programme in Schools. Statement at the Rajya Sabha

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SEX EDUCATION IN CURRICULUM

Statement by the Minister of State for Human Resource

Development Shri M.A.A. Fatmi as a written reply in the Rajya Sabha

today.

Ministry of Human Resource Development in collaboration with National

AIDS Control Organization (NACO), has launched Adolescence Education

Programmme which is meant for secondary and higher secondary classes

with the objective to empower the adolescent population to make

informed choices and develop life skills for addressing

psychological, social and health concerns.

According to information received by National Council of Educational

Research and Training (NCERT), State government of Gujarat has

decided not to implement Adolescence Education Programme, and the

State Government of Kerala has decided to review the content of the

programme. The State Government of Maharashtra is in the process of

reviewing the content of the programme. The State Government of

Rajasthan has informed that it has decided not to implement the

programme in its present form.

Reasons for refusal are not uniform, but the main cause for

opposition has been some of the material for use under the Programmme.

©: Before introduction of Adolescence Education Programme, A

National seminar involving various stakeholders including experts,

educationists, State Govt. representatives, teachers, parents and the

adolescent was held to elicit opinion. These were followed by

regional seminars.

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