Textbook row: NCERT letter to PM bitter dose for IMA Chandigarh: The negative characterization of private doctors in an NCERT textbook is all set to become an ugly fight with the authors of the book writing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him not to withdraw the chapter as demanded by the Indian Medical Association (IMA). Weeks after the IMA demanded withdrawal of the chapter in Class VII social science textbook that labeled private doctors as greedy, the National Council of Educational Research and Training's (NCERT) textbook team on Tuesday claimed in the letter that there is enough evidence to show that private doctors accept kickbacks. A chapter in the book describes private doctors as "encouraging practices that are incorrect" to make profit.
The book was published in 2007 and reprinted in December last year. It also has a comic strip that brings out the difference of…
