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Maha move as Hindi becomes mandatory as 3rd language in schools
The New Indian Express Kalaburagi
|June 19, 2025
THE Mahayuti government has issued a fresh order stating that Hindi will be taught as a third language to students in Marathi and English medium schools in Maharashtra from Classes 1 to 5.
A government resolution (GR) issued on Tuesday night said Hindi will "generally" be the third language, instead of being mandatory, but gave an option to opt out if 20 students per grade in a school express the desire to study any Indian language other than Hindi.
While some Marathi language advocates accused the government of reintroducing the policy through the "backdoor" after initially backtracking, the opposition Congress said the BJP is trying to impose its 'one nation, one language' formula.
This story is from the June 19, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kalaburagi.
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