Telugu Mandatory Language: Telangana state government has issued a circular making Telugu a compulsory second language for the CBSE, ICSE, IB and other board affiliated schools. The notification is issued for the students from class 1 to 10. Telangana School Education Department has issued the circular implementing the state government's Telangana (Compulsory Teaching and Learning of Telugu in Schools) Act 2018. The order will be brought into effect in the upcoming academic session.
The Act will be implemented in stages in the state and the boards will be required to follow the circular and its mandates. The circular issued by the board states that the violation of the rules making Telugu compulsory for the class 1 to 10 students from 2022-23 academic year in Telangana will be viewed seriously and necessary actions will be taken as per the Act and Guidelines given by Telangana state government.
Telangana government to bring ordinance to make Telugu language mandatory from class 1st to 12th in schools across the state from the academic year 2018-19. All schools, including CBSE, ICSE and IB to be brought under the ordinance. #Telangana
— ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2018
The circular pointed out that violation of the rule will not be entertained and required action will be taken against schools found not following the mandate. Telangana School Education Department has designed two Telugu textbooks one for Telugu speaking students and the other for those children whose mother tongue is not Telugu. It has also been mentioned that the government will promote the integrity of the regional language.
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