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<h2>Promotions and raises of government servants are to be stringently
linked to the `usage of correct' Marathi in offices and establishments.</h2>
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Civil servants and personnel in government and educational
establishments across Maharashtra could end up paying a price for
unintended or intended moves that undermine Marathi language if the
recommendations of a committee set up by the former Congress-NCP
government are accepted.
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The Congress-NCP government had first constituted a committee on Marathi
language policy in June 2010. However, the government chose to set up a
new one February 2013 through a gazettee notification.
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The mandate of the committee was to make recommendations to preserve and
promote Marathi in educational establishments as well as other
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The draft, put up on the State government’s website <a href="https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/1125/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0">(www.maharashtra.gov.in)</a>, is open for public feedback until December 15.
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According to the recommendations of a 66-page draft on the Marathi
language policy for the next 25 years, promotions and raises of
government servants are to be stringently linked to the `usage of
correct' Marathi in offices and establishments.
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Career advancements of individuals are to be stopped, while
establishments are to have their grants and privileges withheld if
Marathi is not used at all by a person or establishment or incorrectly.
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It further recommends appointment of special officers to monitor that “correct” Marathi is always spoken on television channels.
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It does not stop at that. A gradual ‘Marathification’ of the State is a long-term aim.
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According to the document, there must be 50 per cent reservation for
Marathi-speaking people in multinational companies (MNCs). Quotas also
cast a shadow in the Arts, as the document suggests that 30 per cent of a
film crew along with technicians be Marathi-speaking people else a
particular cinema cannot avail of tax benefits.
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The document, drawn up by a 30-member advisory committee and headed by
educationist and writer Nagnath Kotapalle, has a lofty aim of not only
conserving, but also promulgating the language globally.
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“Few government and judicial bodies use Marathi in the course of their
day-to-day functioning. It is generally absent in financial and
industrial bodies. It is unfortunate that despite Marathi being the
State language for over five decades, not a single Marathi medium
university has come up in Maharashtra,” said Mr. Kotapalle.
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Mr. Kotapalle, recently elected as president of 86th Akhil Bharatiya
Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, is known as a zealous crusader for the
conservation of the language.
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According to him, all recommendations made in the draft policy were
“eminently viable” and designed in such a way so as to permit its
practical implementation.
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“The purpose is to instil a sense of pride in the Marathi language. This
in turn will facilitate make the conservation and promotion of
Marathi,” he said.
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