Overview

• The Maharashtra government has promised formal backing and curricular guidelines for volunteer-run Marathi schools in the United States.
• These provisions will cover standardized curricula, exams and certification for more than 50 community-run institutions that have lacked official recognition.
• Information Technology Minister Ashish Shelar outlined the support during meetings with Maharashtra Mandal representatives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
• The move follows the government’s withdrawal of a proposed Hindi teaching mandate under NEP 2020 and reaffirms Marathi’s compulsory status in domestic education.
• Local educators expect official endorsement to boost the authenticity and sustainability of programs serving up to 300 students in the Bay Area and beyond.