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Time of India
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
‘Final decision on 3 languages only after wide-ranging talks'
Mumbai: Bowing to growing criticism of its decision to introduce Hindi as the optional third language in schools from class 1, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said a final decision regarding the three-language formula would be made only after discussions with literary figures, language experts, political leaders, and all other relevant parties. On Sunday poet Hemant Divate announced he was returning his state award to protest against the imposition of Hindi from classes 1 to 5 in Marathi and English medium schools. The MNS has been holding protests against the school education dept's revised order on introducing Hindi as a third language from class I onwards. Though the govt rolled back its decision to make Hindi mandatory in primary school, the govt resolution issued on June 17 states that while a third language is mandatory, Hindi will no longer be compulsory but in general it will be the third language for classes 1-5 in Marathi and English medium schools. It allowed schools or parents to choose an alternative Indian language and said there will be a teacher for the opted language if at least 20 students in a class go for it. On Monday night a meeting on the three-language formula was held at the CM's official residence Varsha. Dy CM Eknath Shinde, school education minister Dada Bhuse, minister of state Pankaj Bhoyar, and officials from the education department were present for the meeting. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 마지막으로 2025년 최고의 좀비 게임을 무료로 즐기세요 경복의 바다 게임 플레이 Undo A CMO press release stated, "After an extensive discussion on the subject, it was decided to present the system in all states, ensure Marathi students are not disadvantaged under the new educational policy related to the Academic Bank of Credit, and to consider other options comprehensively for everyone. It was resolved in the meeting to present and consult with Marathi language scholars, literary figures, political leaders, and all relevant parties. " School education minister Bhuse will now initiate the next consultation process. The meeting was attended by director of the Maharashtra State Council of Educational Research and Training Rahul Rekhawar. Earlier, cultural affairs minister Ashish Shelar said Marathi is the only language that is mandatory in schools.
Time of India
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Maharashtra halts move to introduce Hindi as the third language for class 1 to class 5 students
The Maharashtra government has put its decision to have Hindi as the third language for class 1 to class 5 students on hold for now. The decision was taken after Maharashtra Chief Minister held a meeting on Monday night with state government officials after which the Chief Minister's office announced a 'final decision' on Hindi as the third language only after 'consultations with literary figures, language experts and political leaders'. The decision is significant as there was growing opposition to the Maharashtra government move to have Hindi as the third language for Class 1 to Class 5 students. The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena a party that is being courted by both the Bharatiya Janata Party as well as the Shiv Sena (Shinde) for an alliance for the Mumbai civic polls, had opposed the move to have Hindi as the third language. While students were given an option to study a third language of their choice if more than twenty students opted for it, the Maharashtra opposition slammed the move saying that this was a BJP move to impose Hindi by default as the third language. The issue has gathered more protests as Hemant Divate, a poet who received a state award in 2021 for his poetry announced that he would be giving his award back in protest against the 'imposition' of Hindi. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 오스템 임플란트 받아가세요 임플란터 더 알아보기 Undo This is the second time that the state government has gone back on its decision on having Hindi as the third language. In April this year the state had issued a Government Resolution where it stated that Hindi would be the third language and it would be mandatory for students from class 1 to 5th. However after protests by the MNS and others the state stayed its decision, on June 17th the state again issued a modified GR where in it removed the word mandatory for Hindi as the third language and gave students an option to opt for any other language provided a minimum of 20 students opted for it. With civic polls looming and the language issue catching fire, the state government has now again kept this decision on hold. Live Events
Indian Express
22-06-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Poet Hemant Divate to return state award as protest against imposition of Hindi in schools
Hemant Divate, a poet who has received a state award for his poetry collection, has announced that he is returning the award in protest against the imposition of Hindi as the third language in classes 1 to 5, in Marathi and English medium schools in Maharashtra. Divate was awarded by the government of Maharashtra in the year 2021 with Kavi Keshavsut Puraskar (award) for his book Paranoia, a collection of his poems. He made the announcement of his decision to return the award via his social media where he posted, 'As a protest against the decision to impose Hindi as the third language, I am returning the Maharashtra State Government's award, including the cash prize, that I received for my poetry collection Paranoia.' Divate said, 'It is completely unnecessary to teach Hindi formally in schools at this young age. At this stage, children are just beginning to learn Marathi, and learning Hindi simultaneously—given the similarities between the two languages—can create confusion. Instead, the government could consider introducing subjects focused on skills, value education, and personality development, which would be more beneficial for young learners.' Months after retracting its decision to make Hindi mandatory in Classes 1 to 5, the Maharashtra school education department issued a revised order, removing the word 'mandatory' as promised. However, restrictive conditions on language options have sparked fresh controversy, with many calling it a renewed push for Hindi by the state government.
