The Economic Times

Former Maharashtra minister files plea in Supreme Court against CBSE's 3-language rule for Class 9 students

A fresh plea filed by Dr Fauzia Khan, an educationist and former Maharashtra ministerhas been filed at the Supreme Court challenging the CBSE policy of mandating the study of three languages for Class 9 students beginning July 1. The plea contends the CBSE's move as arbitrary and unreasonable. Khan also questions the rationale of implementing Hindi as 3rd language in South Indian states and Sanskrit in North India. Khan, who belongs to the NCP-SCP party, said forcing non-Hindi states to introduce Hindi or Sanskrit violates the National Education Policy 2020.