The Supreme Court on Thursday said the term ‘native’ has colonial origins as it questioned its usage in CBSE’s three-language policy introduced under the Centre’s National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
Questioning the use of term ‘native’, Justice Joymalya Bagchi said the correct term should be ‘indigenous’ and that the framers of NEP 2020 should have been mindful about it.
The court also said that it would have to examine whether English as a language can be considered indigenous or non-indigenous in India.
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“To what extent can English be considered a non-indigenous language? It should be ‘indigenous’. “These doubts — you may revisit. How to streamline the policy? Instead, it asked CBSE to go back to the drawing board and reconsider the practical aspects of implementing the new system.
The framers of the National Education Policy 2020 should have been conscious of the use of the word ‘native’”, Justice Bagchi said, news agency ANI news agency reported. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said concerns over the sudden implementation of the policy, preparedness of schools and availability of qualified teachers and learning resources warranted a reconsideration of the transition for the current Class 6 batch. Earlier reporting noted: CBSE 3-Language Policy: ‘How Can English Be Non-Native? Supreme Court Asks CBSE 3-Language Policy: ‘How Can English Be Non-Native? Supreme Court Asks Earlier reporting noted: CBSE 3-Language Policy: The court did not strike down the policy. CBSE 3-Language Policy: The court did not strike down the policy.
Because of its colonial origin, i have reservations about the expression ‘native’.
Yours is an expert body”, the CJI said. Earlier reporting noted: The Supreme Court on Thursday raised several questions over the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) three-language policy and asked the Centre, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), and CBSE to reconsider aspects of its implementation.
