Archive · 18 Aug 2025
India's Education Minister Clarifies Language Funds Allocation
The Indian government is giving over 300 crore rupees to help different Indian languages thrive.
The money will be used in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
This money goes to organizations that help with languages like Hindi, Tamil, and Urdu.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stated the funds are given to organizations and allocated based on how the funds are used.
The government's policy is to support all languages.
They want students to learn in their own language as much as possible in school, to help them learn better.
This is part of a larger plan to keep Indian languages strong and widely used.
Indian government allocated ₹308.44 crore for the promotion of Indian languages in 2024-25.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stated funds are allocated based on need and utilization, not on a language-by-language basis.
The Grants for Promotion of Indian Languages (GPIL) supports languages including Hindi, Tamil, Urdu, Veda, and Sindhi.
The National Education Policy 2020 advocates for multilingualism and using home languages in education.
Funds are provided to various organizations promoting specific languages.
- Who
- Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Indian government.
- What
- Allocation of ₹308.44 crore for promoting Indian languages.
- When
- 2024-25 fiscal year
- Where
- India
- Why
- To promote and preserve Indian languages.
- Allocation
- ₹308.44 crore
- Year
- 2024-25
- Minister
- Dharmendra Pradhan
- Policy
- National Education Policy 2020
- Scheme
- Grants for Promotion of Indian Language (GPIL)
- Languages Supported
- Hindi, Tamil, Urdu, Veda, Sindhi
