Steps taken to promote mother languages in India:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 The Indian Constitution (Article 350 A) provides that every state must provide primary education in a mother tongue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 advocates education in one\u2019s mother tongue right from the primary-school level. It will instil confidence in students belonging to poor, rural and tribal backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 AICTE\u2019s landmark decision to permit BTech programmes in 11 native languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 The UGC has written to governors and CMs of various states to give a fillip to mother tongue education in colleges and universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 The Staff Selection Commission has decided to conduct examinations in 13 Indian languages in addition to Hindi and English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Similarly, the SC\u2019s decision to make verdicts accessible in all Indian languages is of great significance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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