{"id":33595,"date":"2024-12-12T18:43:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T13:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=33595"},"modified":"2025-03-24T13:19:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T07:49:59","slug":"education-in-mother-tongue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/12-12-2024\/education-in-mother-tongue","title":{"rendered":"Education in Mother Tongue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/ Polity\/Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Prime Minister highlighted that National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 supports the<strong> vision of teaching young children in their mother tongue<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The NEP 2020, with its emphasis on mother tongue education, is expected to bring about a paradigm shift in the Indian education system.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It aims to create an environment where children can learn and grow in their native language, thereby fostering a deep understanding of their cultural roots.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mother Tongue<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A mother tongue, also known as a native language, is the <strong>first language a person learns from birth.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is the language spoken in the family or community during a child&#8217;s early development, and it often reflects the culture, traditions, and social environment of that community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Significance of Education in Mother Tongue&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Improved Comprehension and Learning:<\/strong> When children are taught in their mother tongue, they can understand and retain information more effectively.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cognitive Development:<\/strong> Learning in a familiar language supports cognitive skills, including problem-solving, critical thinking, and creativity.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stronger Communication Skills:<\/strong> Mother tongue education helps children develop strong language skills, which are crucial for both oral and written communication.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cultural Identity and Preservation:<\/strong> It strengthens children\u2019s connection to their community and identity, fostering a sense of pride and belonging.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Emotional Well-being: <\/strong>It allows children to express themselves more freely and participate in social and academic activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Social Inclusivity: <\/strong>It promotes equality by ensuring that all children, regardless of their background, can access education effectively.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Constitutional Provisions related to Promotion of Mother Tongue in India<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Article 29 (1) \u2013 Protection of Interests of Minorities: <\/strong>It ensures that any section of citizens, including linguistic minorities, have the right to conserve their language, script, and culture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Section 29(f) of Chapter V under Right to Education Act, 2009<\/strong> clearly states that, medium of instructions shall, as far as practicable, be in child\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/25-02-2025\/international-mother-language-day\">mother tongue<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Article 30 (1) \u2013 Right of Minorities to Establish and Administer Educational Institutions: <\/strong>It allows minorities, whether based on religion or language, the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Article 350A \u2013 Facilities for Instruction in Mother Tongue at the Primary Stage: <\/strong>This article directs that the state shall provide facilities for instruction in the mother tongue at the primary level of education.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It emphasizes that, as far as possible, children should be taught in their mother tongue or regional language in the early stages of education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Article 350B \u2013 Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities: <\/strong>To safeguard and promote the interests of linguistic minorities, including the protection and development of their language and culture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Government Initiatives to Promote Education in Mother Tongue:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>As per Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2020-21,<\/strong> there are 28 languages in which teaching learning is going on in grades (1-5).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>National Education Policy (NEP) 2020<\/strong>: It provides, wherever possible, for medium of instruction to be in the home language\/ mother tongue\/ local language upto at least class 5 and preferably upto class 8.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It also provides for making available high quality text books in home language\/ mother tongue and encouraging teachers to use bilingual approach while teaching.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are separate organisations for development and promotion of <strong>Hindi, Urdu, Sindhi and Sanskrit languages.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>All India Council for Technical education (AICTE)<\/strong> has issued guidelines permitting technical education institutions to offer their courses in local languages also. So far 19 institutions from 10 states have started offering such courses.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AICTE has developed a tool called <strong>AICTE Automation Artificial Intelligence Tool <\/strong>to translate English language online courses into 11 Indian languages.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DIKSHA Portal:<\/strong> Course material including text books and teaching resources for Grades 1-12 are available on DIKSHA portal of the Government in 33 Indian languages and Indian Sign language.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JEE and NEET exams <\/strong>are conducted in 13 Indian languages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The emphasis on mother tongue education is not a new concept. Historically, several countries have adopted this approach to enhance the learning experience of young children.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For instance, in the early 20th century, the Soviet Union implemented a policy of nativization that promoted education in the mother tongue of various ethnic groups.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Similarly, in the 1950s, China introduced a policy to promote mother tongue education among its ethnic minorities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Embracing multilingualism is not merely an educational endeavour; it is a commitment to inclusivity and diversity.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India\u2019s education system can foster a generation of individuals who are not only academically proficient but also culturally enriched and globally competent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2083052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Prime Minister highlighted that National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 supports the vision of teaching young children in their mother tongue.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33595"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39681,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33595\/revisions\/39681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}