{"id":172954,"date":"2025-06-10T15:23:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T09:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=172954"},"modified":"2025-06-10T15:23:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T09:53:06","slug":"hindi-now-mandatory-as-third-language-in-classes-1-5-in-maharashtra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/hindi-now-mandatory-as-third-language-in-classes-1-5-in-maharashtra\/","title":{"rendered":"Hindi Now Mandatory as Third Language in Classes 1\u20135 in Maharashtra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the Maharashtra school education department will implement a phase-wise curriculum reform starting 2025\u201326, making Hindi mandatory as a third language for Classes 1 to 5 in Marathi and English-medium schools.<br>This move aligns with the three-language formula, already followed by other medium schools, and aims to promote multilingual proficiency and national integration.<br>The 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