{"id":37941,"date":"2025-02-24T18:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T13:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=37941"},"modified":"2025-03-05T18:24:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T12:54:05","slug":"three-language-policy-under-nep-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/24-02-2025\/three-language-policy-under-nep-2020","title":{"rendered":"Three-language Policy Under NEP 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/Polity and Governance<\/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 Centre has withheld funds to Tamil Nadu under the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/05-08-2021\/samagra-shiksha-scheme\">Samagra Shiksha scheme<\/a> <\/strong>due to the state&#8217;s refusal to implement the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020) and<strong> its three-language formula.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tamil Nadu follows a <strong>two-language policy (Tamil and English)<\/strong> and has consistently opposed the introduction of Hindi, viewing it as a threat to its linguistic identity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is the Three Language Formula?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NEP 1968 <\/strong>made <strong>Hindi compulsory across the nation, <\/strong>with specific language requirements for states.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hindi-speaking states<\/strong> were to teach Hindi, English, and a modern Indian language (preferably a South Indian language).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Non-Hindi-speaking states<\/strong> were expected to teach local language, Hindi, and English.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NEP 2020 retains the three-language formula,<\/strong> introduced in the NEP of <strong>1968<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>States, regions, and students<\/strong> can choose the three languages, as long as at least two are native to India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In addition to the <strong>state language, children <\/strong>must learn one other Indian language (not necessarily Hindi).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emphasizes bilingual teaching, focusing on the home language\/mother tongue and English.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sanskrit is given special emphasis<\/strong> as an optional choice in the three-language formula.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Significance of the Three-Language Formula<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Enhances Multilingual Proficiency: <\/strong>Encourages students to learn multiple languages, improving cognitive skills and communication.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>National Integration and Cultural Exchange: <\/strong>Helps bridge the north-south linguistic divide by promoting Hindi in non-Hindi states and regional languages in Hindi-speaking states.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Increased Employment and Mobility Opportunities: <\/strong>Knowledge of multiple languages expands career prospects and makes migration for jobs and higher education easier across different states.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strengthens Regional Languages: <\/strong>Ensure that regional languages continue to be actively used and preserved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are the Concerns?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Perceived Imposition of Hindi: <\/strong>Non-Hindi-speaking states, especially Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Karnataka, oppose it as an attempt to impose Hindi.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Practical Implementation Challenges: <\/strong>Many schools lack qualified teachers for teaching additional languages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Burden on Students: <\/strong>Learning an additional language may increase the academic load, particularly for students who struggle with language acquisition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Potential Neglect of Foreign Languages: <\/strong>Some argue that instead of a third Indian language, students should be encouraged to learn global languages like French, German, or Mandarin to improve international opportunities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Way Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Constructive dialogue and a practical compromise between the Centre and State is the way forward.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Education was transferred to the concurrent list during the Emergency, making it a shared responsibility.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disagreements over the third language should not hinder funding for Samagra Shiksha, a key education program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ebecf0\"><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/editorial-analysis\/24-09-2022\/pm-shri-schools-scheme\"><strong>PM SHRI scheme<\/strong><br><\/a>&#8211; <strong>Aim:<\/strong> The<strong> <\/strong>scheme aims to <strong>turn existing government schools into model schools.<\/strong><br>1. The scheme is for <strong>existing elementary, secondary, and senior secondary schools<\/strong> run by the central government and state and local governments around the country.<br>&#8211; <strong>Funding: <\/strong>It is a<strong> Centrally sponsored scheme <\/strong>for the period of <strong>five years <\/strong>from <strong>2022-23 to 2026-27<\/strong> for transforming nearly <strong>14,500 schools<\/strong> across the country.<br><strong>Samagra Siksha Abhiyan (SSA)<\/strong><br>&#8211; The scheme extends from <strong>pre-school to class XII <\/strong>and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education.\u00a0<br>&#8211; The Scheme subsumes the three erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Schemes of <strong>Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA)<\/strong> and <strong>Teacher Education (TE)<\/strong>.\u00a0<br>&#8211; <strong>The major objectives of the Scheme are:<\/strong><br>1. Support States and UTs in implementing the recommendations of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/survey\/yojana\/yojana-february-2022\">National Education Policy 2020<\/a> (NEP 2020)<\/strong>;<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br>2. Support States in implementation of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education <strong>(RTE) Act, 2009<\/strong>;\u00a0<br>3. Emphasis on <strong>Foundational Literacy and Numeracy;\u00a0<\/strong><br>4. Strengthening and up-gradation of State Councils for Educational Research and Training (SCERTs)\/State Institutes of Education and District Institutes for Education and Training (DIET) as nodal agency for teacher training;<br>5. Promoting vocational\u00a0 education.\u00a0<br>&#8211; Under the Scheme,<strong> financial assistance is provided to all the States and UTs<\/strong> for undertaking above activities.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tamil-nadu\/why-is-the-three-language-policy-controversial-explained\/article69252232.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Centre has withheld funds to Tamil Nadu under the Samagra Shiksha scheme due to the state&#8217;s refusal to implement the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020) and its three-language formula.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37941","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\/37941","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\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37941"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38530,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37941\/revisions\/38530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}