Indian Nursing Council condemns 'derogatory content' in Sociology textbook

Indian Nursing Council on April 4 condemned the derogatory content in the Sociology textbook for nurses wherein merits of dowry are listed adding that it does not endorse any author or publication nor has it allowed any author to use the name of Indian Nursing Council for their publicationsA chapter in a sociology textbook for nurses sparked a row yesterday as it has claimed that the system of dowry is actually good for society and even helps parents of ugly looking girls to get them married offThe book is called Textbook of Sociology for Nurses by Author TK Indrani lays and it is part of the curriculum for secondyear BSc studentsTaking note of the content and the outrage it faced on social media the Statutory Body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare INC condemned the substandard content and said It has been brought to the notice of the Indian Nursing Council that some authors of Sociology for Nurses are quoting INC syllabus to publish substandard content in textbooks INC strongly condemns any derogatory content which is against the prevailing law of the landINC also issued a clarification and said that it only prescribes syllabus for nursing programs and the same is listed on its websiteIt is clarified that INC only prescribes syllabus for various nursing programs which is placed on its website Indian Nursing Council as a policy does not endorse any author or publication nor has allowed any author to use the name of Indian Nursing Council for their publications the statement readNotably Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi had flagged the issue and has also written to Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan over the contents of the textbookIn her letter Chaturvedi listed the content of the textbook wherein one of advantages as stated in the textbook states Ugly looking girls can be married off with attractive dowry will well or ugly looking boysAnother point in the textbook states Because of burden of dowry many parents have started educating their girls When the girls are educated or even employed the demand of dowry will be less Thus it is an indirect advantageCalling out the textbook for its content the Shiv Sena MP said It is appalling how such derogatory and problematic text remains in circulation and that a textbook elaborating the merits of dowry can actually exist in our curriculum is a shame for the nation and its constitutionDemanding immediate action Chaturvedi said that it is extremely unfortunate that such outdated ideas prevailed despite dowry being a criminal actIt is even more concerning that students are being exposed to such regressive content and no action has been taken so far Such reinforcement of the dowry system is offensive and should be actioned upon immediately she addedShe has also requested Pradhan to immediately stop the circulation of such regressive textbooks and take them off the curriculumI also request you to take strict measures in this regard and ensure that in future such antiwomen content is neither taught or promoted especially by the academic institution and that the textbooks are reviewed and approved by a panel the MP addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever