Enclosed clarifications regarding #NEP2019 issued by the Ministry today @HRDMinistry @DrRPNishank @ugc_india… https://t.co/nhIkvorjD9 — R. Subrahmanyam (@subrahyd) 1559402258000

NEW DELHI: In the wake of a controversy over the recommendation of an HRD ministry panel to teach Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states, the government on Saturday clarified that it was just a draft policy submitted by the committee for views of public.The draft of the new National Education Policy had suggested teaching of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states. The draft was prepared by Kasturirangan Committee and released on Friday, which spoke of the continuation of three-language formula in the schools.The ministry said that after getting feedback from the general public and consulting state governments, the National Education Policy will be finalised by the government.Adding that the government under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi is committed for equal development of all languages, the ministry, in a statement, said there will be no imposition of any language in educational institutions, nor discrimination against any language.The government's response came after parties in Tamil Nadu , including the DMK, strongly opposed the three-language formula's continuation with add-on features proposed in the draft National Education Policy alleging it was tantamount to "thrusting" Hindi and wanted it junked.The three-language formula which bats for Hindi from "pre-school to class 12 was a big shocker," and the recommendation would "divide" the country, DMK chief M K Stalin said. He added that the BJP government at the Centre should not even think in a dream about the three-language policy and warned that such "greedy" things will cause a disaster.Besides the DMK, the CPI and BJP's ally in the Lok Sabha polls, the PMK, also alleged that the recommendation on the three language formula was "imposition of Hindi" and wanted scrapping it.The draft National Education Policy, 2019, available on the government website said the three-language formula will need to be implemented in its spirit throughout the country, promoting multilingual communicative abilities for a multilingual country.Schools in Hindi speaking areas should also offer and teach Indian languages from other parts of India, it said.