Maharashtra: Efforts to be taken to impart education in Marathi, says Kesarkar

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar on Saturday said all efforts would be taken to impart education in the state in Marathi and also translate books into the language.

Speaking at a Zilla Parishad school in Kalher in Thane's Bhiwandi area, Kesarkar said children like being educated in their mother tongue. The state's school education and Marathi language minister also said people should talk in their mother tongue. "The state government will stress on imparting education henceforth in Marathi. Books too will be translated into Marathi," he said. Kesarkar said his department will try to resolve all issues related to teachers, including filling up vacant posts.

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Recently, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) launched outcome based educational books for diploma and undergraduate engineering courses in the Marathi language. The books were released by Union minister of state for education Subhas Sarkar at the Mumbai University's Kalina Campus on November 14, 2022. AICTE launched a total of 20 Marathi textbooks for engineering students in Maharashtra.

Under the national education policy (NEP) 2020, states have been asked to make education, especially technical education like medicine, engineering and technology available in native or vernacular languages. After Madhya Pradesh government released MBBS books in Hindi, Maharashtra follows and launches engineering and polytechnic education in Marathi.