India: 'Punjabi language to be must for CBSE schools as well'

[Harold Schiffman]

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ExpressIndia.com



'Punjabi language to be must for CBSE schools as well'



Ludhiana, April 21 Education Minister Dr Upinderjit Kaur today said that
ordinance on making use of Punjabi compulsory at various levels would
include the CBSE-affiliated schools as well. "We are working on a
three-language formula. Punjabi will be introduced as a compulsory subject
till class X not only in schools affiliated to the Punjab School Education
Board but in CBSE schools also," she announced. Dr Upinderjit was today
honoured by Baba Farid Foundation International for her efforts to give
important status to Punjabi at a function held at Government College for
Women.



Full story:

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Punjabi-language-to-be-must-for-CBSE-schools-as-well/300000/


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Harold F. Schiffman

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Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
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