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The Hindu
05-08-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
No directives to make Hindi mandatory in official communications: Govt
The government has not issued any directives to make Hindi mandatory in official communications, central services or educational institutions, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday (August 5, 2025). Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said this in response to a written question from DMK MP Kalanidhi Veeraswamy, seeking to know whether the government has issued any directives making Hindi mandatory. "No, sir," the Minister responded. Replying to a separate question from DMK MP Matheswaran VS seeking to know the funds spent on the promotion of Hindi since 2014, the Minister provided data that showed ₹736.11 crore has been incurred from the budget allocated to the Department of Official Language between 2014-15 and 2024-25.
News18
05-08-2025
- Politics
- News18
No directives to make Hindi mandatory in official communications: Govt
New Delhi, Aug 5 (PTI) The government has not issued any directives to make Hindi mandatory in official communications, central services or educational institutions, Lok Sabha was informed Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said this in response to a written question from DMK MP Kalanidhi Veeraswamy, seeking to know whether the government has issued any directives making Hindi mandatory. 'No, sir," the minister responded. Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
The Hindu
28-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Contractual teachers to teach Tamil in Kendriya Vidyalayas: Union Minister of State in Lok Sabha
Part-time contractual teachers were being appointed in Kendriya Vidyalayas to teach regional language/mother tongue, if 15 or more students were willing to opt for it, Union Minister for Education Jayant Chaudhary said in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Sanctioned posts of language teachers in KVs were for Hindi, English and Sanskrit languages, he said. The Minister was replying to a query by North Chennai MP Kalanidhi Veeraswamy who sought to know 'whether it was a fact that there are zero permanent Tamil language teachers appointed in KVs in Tamil Nadu.' The MP said in those schools where there was no Tamil teacher, there were reportedly 86 permanent Hindi teachers and 65 permanent Sanskrit teachers. KVs primarily catered to students who were wards of transferable Central government employees who came from diverse linguistic backgrounds and the medium of instruction in KVs was Hindi and English, Mr. Chaudhary said. 'However, as approved by the Board of Governors of KVS, all KVs have been directed to engage local/regional language teachers on contractual basis on a need-based requirement to support children at the foundational and preparatory stages, especially when they face difficulties in understanding concepts taught in Hindi or English.' As per the information from KVS, 'Tamil is taught through the Tamil Virtual Academy, an autonomous organisation under the Tamil Nadu State government, in 40 out of 46 KVs of Tamil Nadu. In addition to this, contractual teachers are also engaged in 31 KVs to teach Tamil in physical mode,' the Minister said.
