CBSE Class 9 Social Science, Chapter 4: Governance and Public Policy
NCERT Understanding Society: India and Beyond Part 2, pages 81–106. 14 topics, about 8 days of study at 20 to 30 minutes a day.
Topics in this chapter, with textbook pages
- Introductionpage 81
- Governancepages 81–83
- Understanding Government and Governancepages 83–84
- Evolution of Governance in Indiapages 84–86
- Good Governancepages 86–88
- Challenges to Good Governancepage 88
- E-Governance: Technology for Better Governancepages 88–90
- Public Policypage 90
- The Meaning of Public Policypages 90–91
- What is ‘Public’ about Public Policy?pages 91–93
- Participants in the Public Policy Processpages 93–97
- The Making of a Public Policypages 97–100
- Policy Coordination: Keypages 101–106
- Notespage 106
Teach this chapter at home
- A day-by-day plan with the exact textbook pages for each day.
- A step-by-step script for each day, so you know what to say and ask, written from the NCERT chapter.
- A quiz at the end and a written task you can check with a photo of the notebook.
Textbook pages follow the 2026-27 NCERT print and can differ by a page or two in older prints. Adhian Gurus is not affiliated with NCERT or CBSE.