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Time of India
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Maharashtra stays order making Hindi mandatory for classes 1-5
The Maharashtra government has retracted its order mandating Hindi as a third language for Classes 1 to 5, following strong opposition from the Language Consultation Committee. This decision, intended to align with the National Education Policy, faced criticism for not being academically sound and disregarding students' psychology. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The Maharashtra government has stayed its order making Hindi a mandatory third language for students of Classes 1 to 5 , following strong opposition from the state's Language Consultation Committee , reported PTI, citing the State's School Education Minister. The move came after the committee's chairperson, Laxmikant Deshmukh , publicly objected to the on Sunday, the Language Advisory Committee had written to the Chief Minister, urging a rollback of the April 16 directive. The letter argued that the decision was not academically justified and was 'not in tune with students' psychology.'The directive was part of the state's implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP), which includes a provision to introduce Hindi as a third language from Class 1. However, the decision sparked sharp criticism on social media, led by opposition parties Maharashtra now becomes the second major state, after Tamil Nadu, to face pushback over introducing a compulsory third language at the primary level. The original proposal had stemmed from recommendations made by a committee headed by a state minister.
The Wire
21-04-2025
- Politics
- The Wire
Maharashtra Language Consultation Committee Chairperson Writes to Fadnavis Opposing Hindi Imposition
New Delhi: Laxmikant Deshmukh, the chairperson of the Maharashtra government-appointed Language Consultation Committee chairperson has opposed the State government's decision to make Hindi compulsory. In a letter to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the panel headed by Deshmukh has urged the government to scrap the order, reported The Hindu . 'The primary school students should be taught in mother tongue, and the three-language policy should be implemented from higher secondary level only. The forced decision on Hindi language is unnecessary,' says the letter written by Deshmukh. 'At present the quality of Marathi and English language in school education is poor as most of the schools have one or two teachers. Introducing a third language will increase the burden of the teachers and in the process the possibility of learning one language properly will decrease,' it added. On April 17, the BJP-led Maharashtra government had said that as part of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Hindi will be made a compulsory third language from classes 1 to 5. The decision will result in Hindi being taught alongside Marathi and English, according to the NEP. In his letter, Deshmukh has said that if Hindi speaking teachers are selected based on their speaking skills, employment of Marathi teachers may be taken away from them. 'This will cause cognitive load on children's brains. Since English language has been made compulsory in Maharashtra since 2001 and is required for parental approval and higher education, the State government has adopted a policy of 'better English with better Marathi' as per the report of the Language Advisory Committee.'
