Lok Sabha Question No. 3719 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-19
Subject: Language Formula in Karnataka
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: B.N. CHANDRAPPA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3719 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2018

## Language Formula in Karnataka

## 3719.   SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  is  aware  that  the  Government  of  Karnataka  has implemented the Three Language Formula (TLF) and spending hundreds of crores of rupees to teach Hindi in all schools in the State and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is also aware that lakhs of South Indian and other non-Hindi speaking people of various parts of the country are living in the National capital, Delhi and other Metro  cities  of  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  of  the  number  of  such  non-Hindi  speaking people living in Delhi;
- (c) whether  it  is  true  that  lack  of  infrastructure  to  teach  regional  languages  especially Southern  languages,  the  Schools  in  Delhi  have  no  choice  but  to  teach  Sanskrit  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  /  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  propagate  regional  languages especially South Indian languages in Delhi and other States adequately?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a)         The  State  Government  of  Karnataka  has  informed  that  they  have  implemented  Three Language  Formula  in  the  State.   Hindi  is  introduced  as  one  of  the  languages  from  sixth standard.
- (b)        As per the information provided by the Office of the Registrar General of India, out of the total population of 1,38,50,507 of Delhi,  26,39,664 persons are those whose mother tongue is other than Hindi, as per the 2001 Census. The detailed report is available at 'http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census\_Data\_2001/Census\_Data\_Online/Language/data\_on\_lan guage.html'.

(c) The Government of National Capital Territory (GNCT) of Delhi has informed that the Three Language Formula is followed in all the Government Schools of Directorate of Education, GNCT of Delhi.  The Directorate of Education, GNCT of Delhi provides 95% grant in aid to schools managed by linguistic Minority Trusts/ Associations including those of Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam languages.  The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) offers 27  Indian  languages,  including  all  the  southern  Indian  languages  mentioned  in  the  Eighth Schedule  of  the  Constitution  of  India  in  its  affiliated  schools.  Schools  affiliated  to  CBSE  in Delhi run by societies like Delhi Tamil Education Association (8 schools), Andhra Education Society (4 schools), Kerala Education Society (4 schools) and Delhi Kannada Education Society (1 school) offer respective state language compulsorily.

(d) In order to encourage the study of modern Indian Languages and to promote harmony and  equality  among  Indian  Languages  in  the  area  of  school  education,  the  Government  has adopted the 'Three Language Formula', as recommended in the National Policy on Education (NPE), 1968. However, the Education, being a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution and majority of schools being under the jurisdiction of the State/Union Territory Governments, it is for the respective State/Union Territory Governments to decide the language to be taught in their schools as per the three language formula.

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