Mumbai, February 9 The Narendra Jadhav committee, set up last year to formulate a three-language policy for schools in Maharashtra, has submitted its report to the government, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday. The multi-member panel, headed by economist-educationist Narendra Jadhav, was constituted to finalize the implementation of a three-language policy for schools in line with the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP), following opposition from a section of political parties against the "imposition" of Hindi in Maharashtra, where Marathi is the dominant language. Speaking to reporters here, Fadnavis did not reveal the suggestions made by the panel, but said its report would be presented before the state cabinet, and a decision would be taken on which recommendations to accept or modify. The committee was formed in 2025 following a Government Resolution (GR) issued in April, which made Hindi a compulsory third language for students in Classes 1 to 5 in schools offering English and Marathi medium, was scrapped following protests. After the April move triggered a major backlash, the government issued an amended GR in June, making Hindi an optional language in schools, and subsequently formed the Jadhav panel to finalize the implementation of the three-language policy in line with the NEP. On the hospitalization of Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar in Pune, the CM noted that the stress of recent developments (referring to the death of his nephew and then-deputy CM Ajit Pawar in an air crash on January 28) may have taken a toll on the senior leader's health. "Our prayers and wishes are with him," Fadnavis added.
Maharashtra Schools: Jadhav Panel Report Submitted on 3-Language Policy
Mumbai, February 9 The Narendra Jadhav committee, set up last year to formulate a three-language policy for schools in Maharashtra, has submitted its report to the government, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday. The multi-member panel, headed by economist-educationist Narendra Jadhav, was constituted to finalize the implementation of a three-language policy for schools in line with the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP), following opposition from a section of political parties against the "imposition" of Hindi in Maharashtra, where Marathi is the dominant language. Speaking to reporters here, Fadnavis did not reveal the suggestions made by the panel, but said its report would be presented before the state cabinet, and a decision would be taken on which recommendations to accept or modify. The committee was formed in 2025 following a Government Resolution (GR) issued in April, which made Hindi a compulsory third language for students in Classes 1 to 5 in schools offering English and Marathi medium, was scrapped following protests. After the April move triggered a major backlash, the government issued an amended GR in June, making Hindi an optional language in schools, and subsequently formed the Jadhav panel to finalize the implementation of the three-language policy in line with the NEP. On the hospitalization of Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar in Pune, the CM noted that the stress of recent developments (referring to the death of his nephew and then-deputy CM Ajit Pawar in an air crash on January 28) may have taken a toll on the senior leader's health. "Our prayers and wishes are with him," Fadnavis added.
