Gujarat Assembly Passes Bill Which Makes Teaching Gujarati Language in Primary Schools Mandatory-Education News

The Gujarat Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill which makes teaching the Gujarati language compulsory in all primary schools in the state, including those affiliated with CBSE, ICSE and IB boards.

If a school is found violating the provisions of the ”Gujarat Compulsory Teaching and Learning of Gujarati Language Bill, 2023” for more than a year, the government would ”direct the Board or institution” to disaffiliate the school. The bill, tabled by state Education Minister Kuberbhai Dindor, was passed unanimously by the 182-member House as both the opposition parties – the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party – supported its provisions. As per the bill document, the schools which are currently not teaching Gujarati will have to introduce Gujarati as an additional language for classes 1 to 8 in phases from the upcoming academic year 2023-24. ”Every school shall follow textbooks prescribed by the Gujarat government for teaching Gujarati as an additional language. The state government will appoint a deputy director-level officer of the Education Department as the competent authority to implement the provisions of this bill,” said Dindor.

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