Telugu to be compulsory for classes I to XII in Telangana

The Telangana government has decided to make Telugu a compulsory subject in both public and private institutions in the state from Class I to XII, reports PTI.

In another major decision, the state government has decided that all the public and private establishments and institutions in Telangana should display their organisation’s names in Telugu on their signboards.

“The CM has instructed all the educational institutions in the state, both private and public, to teach Telugu as a compulsory subject from 1st to 12th standard,” a release from Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s office said last night.

Rao made it clear that only those educational institutions that teach Telugu as a compulsory subject will be given recognition and permissions to function, it said.

For those opting for Urdu, it should be offered as an optional subject, according to the release.

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday welcomed the government’s decision to make Telugu a compulsory subject.

“I welcome the decision of the Telangana government to make Telugu a compulsory subject from first to 12th standards,” Naidu said on a social networking site.

He expressed hope that other state governments would also take steps for promotion of mother tongue of their respective states.

“Other states must emulate the example of Telangana government in according priority to mother tongue,” he said.