 bill no  158  of 2016 the compulsory teaching of bhagavad gita  as a moral education text book in educational institutions bill,  2016 by shri ramesh bidhuri, mp a billto provide for compulsory teaching of bhagavad gita as a moral education text book in educational institutions and for matters connected therewithbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of  india as follows:—1  (1) this act may be called the compulsory teaching of bhagavad gita as a moraleducation text book in educational institutions act,  2016short title and commencement5(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notificationin official gazette, appoint2  in  this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—definitions(a) "appropriate government" means in the case of a state, the government of that state and in all other cases, the central government; and(b) "educational institution" means any school, by whatever name called, imparting education up to senior secondary level 3  every educational institution shall compulsorily teach bhagavad gita as a moral education text bookcompulsory teaching of bhagavad gita as a moral education text book54 the appropriate government shall appoint such number of teachers, as it may deem necessary with such qualifications, as may be specified by the central government, for teaching bhagavad gita as a moral education text book in every educational institutionappropriate government to appoint teachers for teaching bhagavad gita as a moral education text book5 the appropriated government shall derecognise a school, which does not comply with the provisions of section 3:10provided that a school shall be given reasonable opportunity of being heard before any decision on its derecognition is takenderecognition of schools for non-compliance of the provisions of the act6 the central government shall, after due appropriation made by parliament by law in this behalf, provide adequate funds to the states for carrying out the purposes of this actcentral government to provide fund to the state governments157 notwithstanding anything contained in this act, the provisions of this act, shall apply to minority institutions only if the management of such institutions convey to the appropriate government their willingness to include the teaching of bhagavad gita as a moral education text book in their school curriculumapplication of act on minority educational institutions in certain situation8  the provisions of this act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in forceoverriding effect of the act statement  of  objects  and  reasonssrimad bhagavad gita has been the book of india's soul it is also the greatest book on the moral and value education bhagavad gita not only holds holy significance to the people of india but also guides the moral and value thinking in the time of depravity and chaosthe teachings of gita is ageless and unbounded it contains the teaching ranging from spiritual awakening to leadership and management teachings of gita is teaching of humanity and brotherhood many great thinkers from our time such as swami vivekananda, sri aurobindo, albert einstein, mahatma gandhi as well as madhavacharya, shankara and ramanuja, from bygone ages, have all deliberated upon its timeless teachingsmahatma gandhi has also said "when doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and i see not one ray of hope on the horizon, i turn to bhagavad gita let the gita be to you a mine of diamonds, as it has been to me; let it be your constant guide and friend on life's way"it is highly deplorable that such vast literature containing infinite teachings for all age groups is neglected by our educational institutions it is high time to make sincere effort to spread the teachings to our children and grown ups teaching of bhagavad gita as a compulsory moral education text book in educational institutions will enable the younger generation to enrich their personality, noble traditions and thoughts of bhagavad gita will make them better citizenshence this billnew delhi;ramesh  bidhuriapril 11, 2016 financial memorandumclause 3 of the bill provides that the appropriate government shall appoint teachers for teaching of bhagavad gita as a compulsory moral text book in every educational institution clause 6 provides that the central government shall provide adequate funds to the state governments carrying out the purposes of this act the bill, if enacted, would involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that an annual recurring expenditure of about rupees five thousand crore will be involved from the consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure of about rupees one hundred crore is also likely to be involved———— a billto provide for compulsory teaching of bhagavad gita as a moral education text book in educational institutions and for matters connected therewith————(shri ramesh bidhuri, mp)gmgipmrnd—1110ls(s3)—04072016