Maharashtra language panel requests CM Devendra Fadnavis to revoke ‘compulsory Hindi in schools’ directive

Maharashtra language panel urges CM to roll back Hindi mandate, Fadnavis says Marathi remains top priority

Amid growing criticism, the Maharashtra government’s language consultation committee has urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to withdraw the decision to make Hindi a compulsory third language for students in Classes 1 to 5. The move, approved under the National Education Policy (NEP), has triggered allegations of linguistic imposition, particularly from opposition parties. In a letter to the chief minister on Sunday, committee chairman Laxmik…

Maharashtra language panel requests CM Devendra Fadnavis to revoke ‘compulsory Hindi in schools’ directive

A language consultation panel of the Maharashtra government on Sunday opposed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' decision to make Hindi compulsory from first standard in schools. It wrote to the CM, requesting him to revoke his earlier decision.

Maharashtra language panel opposes Devendra Fadnavis govt's ‘compulsory Hindi’ move

The Maharashtra government made the teaching of Hindi compulsory as a third language from Class 1 in all state board schools, alongside Marathi and English

We won’t allow Hindi to be made compulsory, says Uddhav Thackeray

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray opposes mandatory Hindi in Maharashtra schools, sparking opposition outcry in other states.

In April 2025, the Maharashtra State Board for Wildlife (SBWL) approved the declaration of the 30-acre Delhi Public School (DPS) Flamingo Lake in Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) as a conservation reserve. The announcement was made during a meeting of the board chaired by Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis and attended by Forest Minister Ganesh Naik […] The post Maharashtra declares DPS Flamingo Lake as conservation reserve appeared firs…

Maharashtra language panel rejects govt. resolution to make Hindi obligatory in colleges

The Maharashtra government-appointed Language Session Committee chairperson Laxmikant Deshmukh has opposed the State authorities’s resolution to make Hindi obligatory. In a letter to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the panel has urged the federal government to scrap the order.   Maharashtra’s resolution, a part of the Nationwide Schooling Coverage (NEP) 2020, to make Hindi a obligatory third language from Lessons 1 to five, was announced on Ap…