NEP task force did not recommend education in Romi Konkani: CM
Chief minister
Pramod Sawant
told the assembly on Monday that stating there is a provision in the National Education Policy (NEP) to introduce education in Konkani in Romi script is a misinterpretation of the NEP state task force's recommendations.
Aldona MLA Carlos Ferreira brought in a point of order in the House to state that the NEP task force for Goa specifically said that education in multiple languages should be encouraged right from the pre-primary stage and that this includes education in Devanagari and Roman scripts.
Sawant, who also holds the education portfolio, said that the statement was not correct. 'When Carlos read about the Roman script, it speaks of the Roman script used for the English language, and it is not referring to Romi Konkani. It does not mean Konkani should be used to write in Romi.'
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