NCERT adds personal finance chapter to Class 9 Social Science textbook

What happened

Class 9 students will study a new chapter, Managing Your Personal Finances, in Understanding Society: India and Beyond Part 2. It covers income tax under the new regime, budgeting, savings, insurance and investing.

Why it may matter

• This is time-bound — there is an application or deadline involved, so check the dates before they pass.
• This is new, so the details are unlikely to be widely known yet.
• Useful if you are trying to build skills or explore opportunities.
• Affects students in India.