Overview
- In a letter dated June 5, Digvijaya Singh forwarded a parents’ representation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked the Centre to put the Class IX three‑language directive on hold immediately.
- The CBSE issued a circular on May 15 instructing schools to make three languages compulsory for Class IX from July 1 and advised using NCERT Grade 6 language books as a temporary measure because graded NCERT textbooks are not yet released.
- Singh warned the mid‑session move would cause disruption without trained teachers or appropriate textbooks and likened the risk to earlier operational problems during CBSE’s On‑Screen Marking rollout.
- Parents and school leaders say the rule would force many students who have studied foreign languages since Class VI to abandon those courses, and it will hit students in southern and north‑eastern states hardest where Hindi and some regional languages are not widely taught.
- The directive appears to contradict a December 2025 CBSE Governing Body decision to wait for NCERT textbooks; the issue is now before the Supreme Court with a verdict due July 15 and schools say the July 1 start leaves no time to prepare.