Patna , The Bihar government has decided to introduce one regional language, such as Maithili, Bhojpuri and Bajjika, for students of classes 1 and 2 in all state-run schools from the next academic session, a minister said on Tuesday.
Talking to PTI, Tiwary said, “The decision to introduce one regional language for students of classes 1 and 2 has been taken under the provisions of the NEP. The policy recommends that the medium of instruction in schools should be the home language, mother tongue, local or regional language up to at least class 5, the minister said. This one regional language arrangement will also be introduced later for students of classes 3 to 5, he said.
Bihar Education Minister Mithlesh Tiwary said the decision has been taken as part of the government’s efforts to promote education based on mother tongue at the primary level under the provisions of the National Education Policy , The State Council of Educational Research and Training has been authorised to prepare the textbooks in Bhojpuri, Magahi, Surjapuri, Bajjika, Maithili and Angika, the minister said. The NEP emphasises the promotion of regional languages to improve conceptual understanding and preserve India’s linguistic diversity, he said. “The objective of the government’s decision is to provide learners opportunities to acquire knowledge through regional languages, in accordance with the recommendations of the National Curriculum Framework 2023, in the light of the NEP- 2020,” he said.
