Kannada Compulsory In Schools

According to a 2006 Act, learning Tamil is compulsory till Class X while students whose mother tongue was Telugu or Malayalam or Kannada or Urdu can learn their respective language also, it said

In the coming academic session, 2018-2019, Kannada language will be compulsory in schools from class 1 in Karnataka.

Karnataka government has mandated Kannada language learning for all schools. Singing the State anthem 'Nada Geethe' is also likely to be made compulsory in schools statewide.

Karnataka is now trying legislation to make Kannada a compulsory language in schools affiliated to the state board. The bill to bring this into effect - the Kannada Language Learning Bill -- was passed in the Karnataka assembly today.

According to a 2006 Act, learning Tamil is compulsory till Class X while students whose mother tongue was Telugu or Malayalam or Kannada or Urdu can learn their respective language also, it said

In the coming academic session, 2018-2019, Kannada language will be compulsory in schools from class 1 in Karnataka.

Karnataka government has mandated Kannada language learning for all schools. Singing the State anthem 'Nada Geethe' is also likely to be made compulsory in schools statewide.

Karnataka is now trying legislation to make Kannada a compulsory language in schools affiliated to the state board. The bill to bring this into effect - the Kannada Language Learning Bill -- was passed in the Karnataka assembly today.