{"id":31686,"date":"2026-10-02T21:55:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T21:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=31686"},"modified":"2026-10-02T21:55:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T21:55:27","slug":"from-papads-to-pitches-ncert-brings-startup-lessons-to-class-ix-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=31686","title":{"rendered":"From papads to pitches: NCERT brings startup lessons to Class IX | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134641010,imgsize-56806,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/a-new-chapter-on-startups-and-entrepreneurship-has-been-introduced-for-class-ix-students-in-ncert-textbooks.jpg\" alt=\"From papads to pitches: NCERT brings startup lessons to Class IX\" title=\"A new chapter on startups and entrepreneurship has been introduced for Class IX students in NCERT textbooks.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A new chapter on startups and entrepreneurship has been introduced for Class IX students in NCERT textbooks.\">A new chapter on startups and entrepreneurship has been introduced for Class IX students in NCERT textbooks.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Seven women, Rs 80 in borrowed capital and a Mumbai terrace. That was how Lijjat Papad began in 1959. More than six decades later, the story will be used to teach Class IX students how an idea, however small, can grow into an enterprise.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>NCERT\u2019s new social science textbook has introduced a dedicated chapter on startups and entrepreneurship, taking students through the basics of identifying business opportunities, understanding markets and preparing a workable business plan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The chapter is built around three broad questions \u2014 how entrepreneurship affects society and the economy, what the main functional areas of a business are, and how an effective business plan is prepared.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>It also places these lessons in the context of India\u2019s startup journey. The book says the country had only around 350-400 startups about a decade ago, while the ecosystem has now expanded to nearly 2.3 lakh enterprises, making India the world\u2019s third-largest startup ecosystem. The broader policy push, it says, is to bring research, industry, startups and entrepreneurship onto a common platform.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Students are introduced to the building blocks of running a business \u2014 understanding market activity, spotting opportunities, assessing performance and planning before committing resources. The chapter also brings artificial intelligence into the discussion, explaining how AI can assist in market analysis and business decision-making.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Alongside contemporary startup concepts, the book uses stories of Indian entrepreneurs to make the subject relatable.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>One of them is Mohan Singh Oberoi, who began his working life on a salary of Rs 50 and went on to become a pioneering figure in India\u2019s hospitality industry. <!-- -->Born in Punjab in 1898, Oberoi mortgaged his wife\u2019s jewellery to buy his first hotel and later built a major hotel business.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The Lijjat Papad story, meanwhile, illustrates entrepreneurship at the other end of the scale. Seven homemakers living in a Mumbai chawl started making papads with borrowed supplies and a traditional recipe. With no factory, each woman took dough home in the morning, rolled papads while managing household work and returned the finished product by evening.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>The lesson highlights how quality, organisation and persistence helped turn the modest venture into a widely recognised brand.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/from-papads-to-pitches-ncert-brings-startup-lessons-to-class-ix\/articleshow\/134640986.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new chapter on startups and entrepreneurship has been introduced for Class IX students in NCERT textbooks. NEW DELHI: Seven women, Rs 80 in borrowed capital and a Mumbai terrace. That was how Lijjat Papad began in 1959. 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