Maharashtra revokes three-language policy: School education dept issues fresh GR formally cancelling earlier GRs
The new GR also states that the formation of a committee, to be headed by Dr Narendra Jadhav to take a relook into the three-language policy in primary sections, is underway.
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Central government schools had the best performance followed by private recognised, government aided, and state government schools. (File Photo)The state school education department has issued another Government Resolution (GR), formally cancelling the earlier two GRs issued on April 16 and June 17 on the contentious three-language policy, inducting Hindi as the third language in primary schools.
The new GR also states that the formation of a committee, to be headed by Dr Narendra Jadhav to take a relook into the three-language policy in primary sections, is underway. The committee will submit its recommendations within three months.
After multiple revisions, the three-language policy for Classes 1 to 5 in Marathi- and English-medium schools of the Maharashtra state board was finally rolled back by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday. He announced that the earlier two GRs had been revoked and that the committee led by Dr Jadhav would now give fresh recommendations. Despite the CM’s assurance, several stakeholders in the school education sector had said another GR was necessary providing a written assurance on the rollback.
The latest GR, issued late on Monday, reiterates the cancellation of the earlier two contentious GRs and states that a new committee is being constituted in accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The GR states that the committee “will determine the policy regarding implementation of the three-language formula in schools, specifically from which grade and in what manner it should be implemented. It will study the report submitted by Dr Raghunath Mashelkar’s committee concerning the three-language formula in NEP 2020. It will also engage in discussions with all relevant stakeholders, organisations, and individuals before making recommendations to the state.”
The GR further adds, “The committee will examine the approach taken by other states and Union Territories in India that have adopted NEP 2020, with particular attention on how they have implemented the three-language formula, keeping students’ best interests in mind. Based on this report, the government will make an appropriate decision at the state level regarding the implementation of the three-language formula.”
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