Three-language policy committee gets one month extension to submit report

The GR states, “The three-month period granted to the Three-Language Policy Committee for submitting its report to the government is coming to an end on December 4, 2025. However, considering the committee’s ongoing work in the present situation, including tours already undertaken and other related activities, an extension of one month is hereby granted to the committee’s tenure, from December 5, 2025 to January 4, 2026. The committee shall submit its report to the government on or before 4, January 2026.”

Maharashtra’s three-language policy for school education is pending from June 2025, when Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had announced that a committee will be formed in this regard which will be led by Dr Jadhav, a former planning commission member. This announcement was in response to widespread criticism of the state’s move to mandate Hindi as the third language in Marathi and English medium schools under the Maharashtra State Board. However, even as the announcement was made in June, the eight-member expert committee was eventually finalised only in September and was given a tenure of three months to submit recommendations.

Subsequently, the committee has declared that it will gather public opinion from across Maharashtra to finalize recommendations. Accordingly, a dedicated website was launched for individuals to submit their opinions, whereas the committee toured to different parts of the state to meet stakeholders including teachers, parents, academic institutions, language activists as also political leaders to gauge public opinion regarding the three-language policy.