Archive · 30 May 2025
Activists Criticize State Over Marathi School Decline
Some people are upset about the Maharashtra government's Marathi language policy.
They say that the government isn't doing enough to support Marathi-medium schools, with many schools shutting down and fewer students learning the language.
They wrote a letter to the government leaders, asking them to fix the problem and explain their plans.
They believe the government is making it harder for children to learn in Marathi, even though the government says they support the language.
They want the government to reveal how many schools have closed and what they are doing to help.
They also criticize the government for trying to promote Hindi in schools, which they think is wrong.
They are worried that the government wants to get rid of Marathi schools.
Activists question the Maharashtra government's commitment to the Marathi Language Policy.
The group demands a white paper detailing the state's language policy.
40 Marathi-medium schools have closed in Mumbai.
There is a drop of nearly 50,000 students in Marathi as a subject.
Activists criticize the state for invoking the National Education Policy (NEP) to push Hindi.
- Who
- Activists from ‘Chalval Marathi Chya Vyapak Hitasaathi’ group
- What
- Activists question the Maharashtra government's commitment to the Marathi Language Policy due to school closures and declining enrollment.
- When
- Not explicitly mentioned in the articles.
- Where
- Maharashtra
- Why
- Activists demand corrective measures and a white paper on the state's language policy, citing concerns over the decline in Marathi-medium schools and student enrollment, which they find unacceptable.
Activists' Concerns
Government's Stance
Intent
Activists' Concerns
The government is dismantling Marathi-medium education.
Government's Stance
The government claims it will not shut any schools.
Policy Enforcement
Activists' Concerns
The government is not enforcing its own policy.
Government's Stance
N/A
- Issue
- Marathi language policy
- Addressed to
- Devendra Fadnavis, Deepak Kesarkar, Mangal Prabhat Lodha
- Marathi schools closed in Mumbai
- 40
- Approximate student drop in Marathi subject
- 50,000
- Controversy
- NEP used to push Hindi