NCERT revises its Class 8 textbooks by adding “economic background” as a ground for discrimination in the chapter content related to discrimination. The change is reflected in the revised “Economic background” portion now included as an explicit basis for discrimination. Both outlets link the update to a wider policy and public discussion in India over how “discrimination” is defined and addressed. The reports say the revision follows intense debate after the Centre’s UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, which have brought the term and its coverage into focus. While the accounts do not provide additional details on the exact wording changes beyond the inclusion of “economic background,” they present the update as part of NCERT’s curriculum alignment in response to the evolving conversation around discrimination in educational contexts. The revised textbook is therefore positioned as responding to ongoing debate on equity and discrimination, but the sources do not cite any specific official rationale or scope beyond the addition of economic background as a listed ground.