Under Fire Over Hindi Imposition, Maharashtra Nixes Three-Language Policy, Orders Fresh Review
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday announced that the Government Resolutions (GRs) issued on April 16 and June 17 concerning the three-language policy have been cancelled. He added that a new committee, led by Dr. Narendra Jadhav, to review the matter.
Addressing a press conference, CM Fadnavis informed that in the cabinet meeting held on Sunday, the decision to form the committee was reached. He added that based on the report submitted by the committee, the state government will make a final decision on the implementation of the language policy.
IANS quoted CM Fadnavis as saying, "Today in the Cabinet meeting, we discussed the three-language policy. We have decided that a committee will be formed under the leadership of Dr. Narendra Jadhav to determine from which standard the languages should be implemented, how the implementation should take place, and what choices should be given to students... Based on the report submitted by this committee, the state government will make a final decision on the implementation of the three-language policy."
"Until then, both the Government Resolutions (GRs) issued on 16th April 2025 and 17th June 2025 have been cancelled," he added.
Mumbai, Maharashtra: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis says, "Today in the Cabinet meeting, we discussed the three-language policy. We have decided that a committee will be formed under the leadership of Dr. Narendra Jadhav to determine from which standard the languages should be… pic.twitter.com/vamyX5CNEX — IANS (@ians_india) June 29, 2025
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