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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place w:st="on">Punjab</st1:place> to deal sternly with educational institutes not teaching Punjabi language</P>

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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The Punjab Government has issued strict warning to erring educational institutes liable for deliberately violating the proper implementation of Punjabi language Act that makes mandatory to teach Punjabi as a  subject.<BR><BR>Dr. Upinderjit Kaur, Education and Languages Minister Punjab revealed that the reports of various DEOs and DLOs were shocking to know that some privately managed schools including few Central, Army and Navodya Vidiayalas were not implementing the Punjabi language as a compulsory subject from class 1st to class 10th under the <st1:place w:st="on">Punjab</st1:place>, Punjabi and Learning of other Languages Act, 2008.</P>

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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Full story:</P>

<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/punjab-deal-sternly-educational-institutes-not-teaching-punjabi-language/20795</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>