Three language policy panel submits report to Maharashtra CM, proposes AI and ICT education from Class 1

Committee chairperson Narendra Jadhav said the submission included a brief presentation. Declining to disclose the contents of the recommendations, he said: “Now it has become the intellectual property of the CM and the government will bring it before the cabinet where a decision will be taken.”

He added, “Besides the three language formula, the committee has also submitted a supplementary report on introducing AI and ICT from Class 1 to 12 in the school education.”

Jadhav said that AI is currently not taught at any level in schools while ICT, though part of the curriculum, is outdated. “There are only four countries including China and Singapore where these subjects are taught in schools. Maharashtra can have its own curriculum for it,” he said.

The eight-member committee was constituted in June 2025 and was tasked with studying public opinion and expert views to make recommendations on Maharashtra’s three language policy for schools. The panel was formed following widespread criticism of the state government’s move to mandate Hindi as the third language in Marathi and English medium schools under the Maharashtra State Board.

Although the committee was initially given a three-month deadline to submit its report which was expected in December, the timeline was extended twice by a month each. The report has now been submitted after the extensions.

The cabinet is expected to take up the report for discussion in the coming days.