Maharashtra Govt to make reading of preamble, Marathi language compulsory in all schools

Maharashtra Govt to make Preamble Reading Mandatory: Uddhav Thackeray led Maharashtra Government is all set to make reading of preamble mandatory in all schools based in the state from 26^th January 2020 onwards. The decision will be applicable to all primary and secondary schools operating in the state. The decision to make Preamble Reading compulsory in all schools in the state was announced by Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad on Tuesday.

Decision Part of Sovereignty of Constitution Programme

While announcing the decision, State Education Minister said that the decision to make reading of Preamble compulsory in all primary and secondary school has been taken as part of the Sovereignty of Constitution Programme. As part of the programme, in every school reading of the Preamble of the Constitution in a group by all the students before the classes begin will be made compulsory. Explaining the rationale behind the move, she added that the programme is aimed at bringing awareness in the school students about the basic principles enshrined in constitution including inclusiveness, justice, equality, liberty and brotherhood.

Marathi to be Compulsory in Schools

In related news, Maharashtra Government is also planning make Marathi a compulsory subject in all schools in the state from next academic session. According to media reports, the government is planning to bring in a law in the next Assembly session, which will make it mandatory to teach Marathi language in all schools in the state irrespective of mediums of instructions. The decision to bring in such a law was announced by Marathi Language and Industries Minister Subhash Desai at an event held by the 'Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh'. Once enacted, the law will make Marathi language compulsory to be taught in schools to Class 1 to Class 10 students. He also added that currently, there are about 25,000 English medium schools based in the state and after the enactment of the law, teaching Marathi at these schools would be compulsory.