Exclusive: No language is being imposed in new education policy, says drafting panel chief Kasturirangan
- 4 years ago
Dr K. Kasturirangan, the chairman of the committee that drafted the New Education Policy, on Thursday said that no language is being imposed in the new policy.
His comments come a day after the Union Cabinet passed India's new National Education Policy 2020, in which a mother tongue or regional language will be the medium of instruction at least till Class 5, but also, preferably till Class 8 and beyond.
In an exclusive interview to India Today, Dr Kasturirangan said, "No language is being imposed. Multi-lingual flexibility is still the basis for the new NEP 2020." For more, watch the full video.
His comments come a day after the Union Cabinet passed India's new National Education Policy 2020, in which a mother tongue or regional language will be the medium of instruction at least till Class 5, but also, preferably till Class 8 and beyond.
In an exclusive interview to India Today, Dr Kasturirangan said, "No language is being imposed. Multi-lingual flexibility is still the basis for the new NEP 2020." For more, watch the full video.