'Telugu Mandatory', Says Telangana Amid Tamil Nadu-Centre Hindi Row | Read
The Telangana government has said Telugu will be made mandatory for all schools, including those affiliated with the centre-administered CBSE, as part of a push to ensure students learn their mother tongue or, in case of students from outside the state, the regional language.
The state also said the syllabus for Class IX and X students will be pared down - from 'standard Telugu' to a 'simple Telugu', starting from 2025/26 for the former and 2026/27 for the latter.
The latter is expected to be useful for students whose mother tongue is not Telugu.
The order comes amid a 'language war' brewing between neighbouring Tamil Nadu and the BJP-led central government over the three-language policy detailed in the National Education Policy.
