Provide study material in Indian languages digitally in 3 years: Govt to educational institutions
New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) The Centre has directed schools and higher education institutions to provide study material for all courses in Indian languages digitally within the next three years, officials said on Friday.
The decision is aimed at providing students the opportunity to study in their own language.
“The government has directed all school and higher education regulators like UGC, AICTE, NCERT, NIOS, IGNOU and heads of INIs like IITs, CUs and NITs to make study material in Indian languages available for all courses in the next three years.
“UGC, AICTE and the Department of School Education have also been asked to take up the issue with regard to state schools and universities,” the Ministry of Education (MoE) said in a statement.
“The above directions have emerged from the recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP) for promoting multilingualism in education at every level, so that students get the opportunity to study in their own language, and can have better learning outcomes,” it said.
