Educationists, teachers and representatives of political parties opposed the introduction of Hindi as a third language in schools from Class 1 at a public consultation meeting held in Pune by Maharashtra’s three-language formula committee led by Narendra Jadhav. Most expressed support for introduction of Hindi from Class 6 while a few others supported the government’s now-scrapped plan of introducing it from Class 1.

After the government’s move to introduce Hindi as a compulsory third language in schools in the state backfired in April due to heavy criticism from educationists, language experts, and political parties, a state level committee was formed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis , which was led by educationist Jadhav, to submit a report on the issue. The committee consists of e

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