Facing strong public backlash, the Maharashtra government has cancelled its order making Hindi the third language in primary schools and will set up a new committee to review the policy.
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Amid public backlash for ‘imposing’ Hindi, the Maharashtra government on Sunday cancelled its revised order on the three-language policy and announced it will form a new committee to review and rework the plan.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the decision was taken at a cabinet meeting after strong opposition to the government’s move to introduce Hindi as a third language in primary schools.
“In the cabinet today, we decided to form a committee led by Dr Narendra Jadhav to study how the three-language policy should be implemented. We will act based on the committee’s report,” Fadnavis told reporters.
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“So, we are cancelling both previous orders on the three-language policy. This committee will consult all stakeholders. For us, Marathi remains central,” he added.
The controversy began when the Mahayuti government issued an order in April stating that Hindi would be the default third language for Classes 1 to 5 in Marathi and English-medium schools. This was part of implementing the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 at the primary level.
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