“Fadnavis’ govt hit a sixer and cancelled the decision”: Ramdas Athawale on Maharashtra three-language policy
“There was a debate about three language formulas in Maharashtra. Hindi has always been our national language and we respect it, but some people argued that there is no need to teach any other language in Marathi schools.”
The words of RPI Chief Athawale comes in the midst of Maharashtra Prime Minister Devendra Fadnavis on June 24th.
The Maharashtra government came under fire on April 16, as it underwent a mandatory decision as a third mandatory language in Marathi and English-middle schools.
However, in response to backfire, the government revised the policy with a modified decision on 17 June and “Hindi will be the third language. For those who want to learn another language, at least 20 willing students are required.”
On June 24, Prime Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the final decision on the three language formulas will only be taken after talks with Litterateurs, language experts, political leaders and other relevant parties, which led to a cancellation of a committee under Narendra Jadhav. When the center was asked about the decision of caste -based census, he criticized the Congress for not running one during his regime.
“The Parliamentary Committee will begin its work. The percentage of each caste will be known. After independence, we will learn how much it develops in terms of employment and (participation) agriculture and industries.
