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Language row deepens in Jharkhand over JTET: Faultlines emerge between policy and ground realities
The Statesman Siliguri
|June 13, 2025
A simmering linguistic controversy has erupted in Jharkhand following the state government's release of the draft rules for the 2025 Jharkhand Teacher Eligibility Test (JTET).
At its core lies a policy decision mandating regional and tribal languages in specific districts—languages that many locals claim are misaligned with on-the-ground linguistic realities.
The imposition of Nagpuri and Kudukh as compulsory regional languages for candidates in Palamu and Garhwa—districts where Bhojpuri and Magahi dominate everyday discourse—has sparked an outcry across political, civic, and academic spheres.
This story is from the June 13, 2025 edition of The Statesman Siliguri.
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