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NEW DELHI: The three-language formula initiated in the first NEP in 1968 continues in the National Education Policy 2020 and the Centre has allayed concerns saying the language policy emphasising medium of instruction in regional or mother tongue is a broad guideline and it’s up to the states and institutions to decide its exact implementation.
The government also pointed out that NEP reiterates the RTE Act’s 29 (2) (f) provision that mother tongue be considered a medium of instruction where possible. NEP, while laying emphasis on promotion of Indian languages, does not make any language compulsory. The strategy for promotion of Indian languages will be revealed in the National Curriculum Framework, which is likely to be ready by June 2021.
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