Under intense public pressure, the Maharashtra government has decided to do away the contentious amendment to the three-language policy for the time being. The government has announced a fresh review by constituting a newly formed committee to redesign the policy from the ground up.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis revealed the course correction: “In cabinet today, we have decided that on the three-language policy and how it should be implemented, a committee under Dr Narendra Jadhav will be formed. The three-language policy will be implemented after the report of this committee,” he said.
“Therefore, we are cancelling both GRs on the three-language policy. This committee will consult stakeholders. For us, the centre point is Marathi.”
Political parties and literary personalities said the move was against the spirit of linguistic diversity and motivated to subvert regional languages.
The three-language scheme was strongly opposed by the infuriated Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) party. He called on Maharashtrians to express their discontent in the streets.
MNS chief Raj Thackeray even joined hands with his estranged cousin, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, to lead the protests. Their message was unambiguous—a resounding rejection of what they labelled as “Hindi imposition.”
When the Mahayuti administration released a GR in April announcing that Hindi would be the default third language for students in Classes 1 through 5 in both Marathi and English-medium institutions, it ignited a firestorm. The decision, which was presented as a part of the Center’s National Education Policy’s phased implementation at the primary level, sparked debate.
The modified order stating that Hindi would “generally” be taught as the third language unless at least 20 students in a classroom requested another Indian language was hardly reassuring.
Far from quelling dissent, this clause further infuriated critics, who saw it as a thinly veiled push for Hindi dominance.
Despite the government’s repeated clarifications, cultural voices warned that the policy tilted the balance against Marathi and other Indian languages in favour of Hindi, striking at the heart of the state’s identity.
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