Bhubaneswar: Following criticism from different quarters over the exclusion of Paika rebellion from the recently released Class VIII Social Science textbook, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Monday issued a clarification. The NCERT stated that the rebellion will be covered in the second volume of the textbook, scheduled for release in Sept–Oct 2025.“It is clarified that the said textbook happens to be the first volume of this textbook. The second volume is in the final stages of development and is expected to be released in Sept–Oct 2025. Topics relating to the regional resistance movement/armed uprisings such as the Paika Rebellion/Khurda uprising of Odisha, the Kuka Movement/rebellion of the Sikhs in Punjab, etc., will be handled in this volume,” said the statement issued by NCERT.
