Union govt assures Parliament that no language will be imposed on any state amid row
New Delhi: The Union government has informed Parliament that “no language will be imposed on any state” amid the ongoing dispute over the National Education Policy (NEP) and the three-language formula.
Responding to a question by Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP John Brittas in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar stated that the NEP allows for greater flexibility in language choices. He emphasised that students' language preferences will be determined by states, regions, and the students themselves.
“The NEP, 2020, at para 4.13, provides that the three-language formula will continue to be implemented while keeping in mind constitutional provisions, regional aspirations, and the need to promote multilingualism and national unity. However, there will be greater flexibility, and no language will be imposed on any state,” Majumdar said.
He added that students must learn at least two languages native to India and will have the option to study in their mother tongue or local language. To facilitate this, the government aims to integrate multilingual education by providing textbooks in regional languages and encouraging a bilingual approach to teaching.
The assurance comes amid a conflict between the BJP-led Union government and the DMK-led Tamil Nadu government over the three-language policy. The DMK has strongly opposed the NEP, accusing the Centre of attempting to impose Hindi, while the BJP claims the party is using the language issue for political gains.
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FM Sitharaman launches 'VijAIpatha' labs in govt schools in Karnataka
Hampi (PTI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday launched Cyient AI Labs (CyAILS) -- 'VijAIpatha', aimed at democratising access to Artificial Intelligence, STEM and Robotics education in government schools here.
In a series of posts on 'X', the minister's office shared pictures of the initiative launched at a girl's government school in Hosapete taluk and said that under the pilot phase, five world-class AI, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and Robotics laboratories are being established in government schools.
Each lab will be equipped with high-performance computers, AI-ready software, robotics kits, IoT devices, sensors and secure broadband connectivity.
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"Aligned with NEP 2020, Digital India and Hon'ble Prime Minister @narendramodi's mission of Viksit Bharat 2047, the programme integrates CBSE's AI curriculum and strengthens technology-enabled learning in public education," it said.
Focusing on rural and semi-urban India, the initiative introduces future technologies at the school level, helping build early digital fluency, computational thinking and innovation capacity among students, the minister's office said.
"Benefiting over 2,000 students and training more than 200 teachers, 'VijAIpatha' is a scalable CSR model fostering innovation, career readiness and grassroots digital empowerment," it added.
According to the office, the initiative has been designed as a scalable, replicable and sustainable model that can be adopted across districts and states in collaboration with government education departments, positioning it as a benchmark CSR model for a national AI education rollout.
