Section 16 in The Goa, Daman and Diu School Education Rules, 1986
16. Matters to be provided for in the syllabi and courses of study.
- The Director of Education or, as the case may be, the Affiliating Board shall, while specifying the syllabi and courses of study for the primary and middle stage or secondary and Higher Secondary stage, or Primary Teachers' Training Institute, pay special attention to the inculcation of national and moral values, including the sovereignty and integrity of India, secularism, humanism, faith in the dignity and equality of every human being, dignity of labour, avoidance of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth/region or any of them and in particular, avoidance of the practice of untouchability, and shall also include therein health education, including personal and environmental hygiene, population education, social forestry, and awareness of the effect of drugs and intoxicant on human life.
