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Maharashtra to Finalize Three-Language Policy After Stakeholder Consultations

Fadnavis plans to gather input from language experts, political figures, cultural associations, literary scholars before confirming Hindi’s role in the state’s three-language template

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Overview

  • A June 17 government resolution says Hindi will generally be the third language in Marathi and English medium schools for Grades 1–5, with other Indian languages offered if at least 20 students per class request them.
  • Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis convened a high-level review with Deputy Chief Ministers and education ministers to assess implications of the National Education Policy’s three-language framework.
  • School Education Minister Dada Bhuse will lead a structured consultation phase engaging Marathi scholars, litterateurs, political parties and cultural bodies to collect feedback.
  • Opposition groups including Shiv Sena (UBT), Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and leaders like Uddhav Thackeray and Ajit Pawar have decried the proposal as an imposition of Hindi that could erode Marathi identity.
  • The government has affirmed that Marathi remains the only compulsory language under NEP 2020 and aims to announce a final decision within the next fortnight after all stakeholder input is reviewed.