Lucknow, 23 May (HS):

The ABVP welcomes the historic decision by the Central Board of Secondary

Education to implement the three-language policy as mandatory for Class 9 from

the 2026-27 academic session, in accordance with the National Education Policy

2020 and the National Curriculum Framework 2023. This decision by the Board is

a major step towards making school education flexible, inclusive,

forward-looking, and transformative, which will play a crucial role in fulfilling

the resolve and aspirations of a 'Developed India 2047.' Furthermore, the ABVP

also demands that board examinations be conducted in all three languages, so

that these languages are not limited to learning but also

assessment-oriented, leading to long-term results.

ABVP believes that the policy's requires that at

least two of the three languages be of Indian origin will strengthen the

country's linguistic richness and cultural roots. India is inherently a

multilingual society, where students use different languages at home, school,

and workplace. Therefore, enabling students to communicate in multiple Indian

languages is crucial. Given the similarities in grammar, sentence structure,

vocabulary, and cultural contexts across Indian languages, this policy will

provide students with a seamless opportunity to learn multiple languages

simultaneously without any additional mental burden. The inclusion of

languages like Santhali, Maithili, Dogri, and Konkani for the first time,

providing a wide choice of 44 languages, is a commendable and welcome

initiative by the Board.

Dr. Virendra Singh

Solanki, National General Secretary of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad,

said, The decision by the Central Board of Secondary Education to fully

implement the three-language policy is a positive step towards indigenizing

Indian education and strengthening national unity. Given the ever-increasing

inter-state migration for employment and higher education in the country,

knowledge of Indian languages will prove extremely useful for students'

future. The Board's flexible solutions to address practical challenges such as

textbook availability and teacher shortages during the transition period are

commendable. ABVP commends the fact that this policy has kept the third

language assessment entirely internal at the school level to relieve students

of the pressure of the main board exams, allowing them to learn the language

without any stress and enjoy it. ABVP believes that, in addition to learning

languages, board exams should also be conducted in three languages to make

this policy more effective. ABVP demands that the three-language policy be

implemented simultaneously with the study of board exams in all three

languages.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi