Maharashtra government has withdrawn its decision resolution on mandating Hindi as the third language in classes 1 to 5 in English and Marathi medium schools. The decision was announced by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in a press conference on the eve of monsoon session of state legislature.
Fadnavis also announced that a new expert committee will be formed, led by educationist and former Rajya Sabha MP Narendra Jadhav, which will advise on implementing the National Education Policy’s (NEP) three-language formula.
The controversial language mandate was introduced on April 16 through the State Curriculum Framework for School Education 2024. The original government resolution (GR) had stated that Hindi would “generally” be the third language, alongside the compulsory inclusion of Marathi in all English or Marathi medium schools. This triggered swift political backlash as it was perceived that this effectively made Hindi the mandatory third language.
30/06/2025