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 The principal secretary, school education and SCERT, Menukhol John, on 
Saturday has issued a notification in regards to the implementation of 
the three language policy and promotion of Naga local dialects in the 
state.</p><p>According to the policy, textbooks on Naga heritage studies
 in local languages will be introduced from Class I in the state from 
the 2018 academic session and Alternative English will be abolished in a
 phased manner starting from Class V and from Classes VI to VIII from 
2019 in all schools in Nagaland.</p><p>However, in the urban areas, in 
addition to the usage of local languages, textbooks on Naga heritage 
studies will also be available in English to be used for non-local 
students (those outside the linguistic group of the local area).</p><p>The
 chairman of Nagaland Board of Secondary Education has asked for a 
compliance report from all affiliated higher secondary and high schools 
and a list of the defaulting schools for taking action.</p></div></article></section>

<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<br><br> Harold F. Schiffman<br><br>Professor Emeritus of <br> Dravidian Linguistics and Culture <br>Dept. of South Asia Studies                     <br>University of Pennsylvania<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305<br><br>Phone:  (215) 898-7475<br>Fax:  (215) 573-2138                                      <br><br>Email:  <a href="mailto:haroldfs@gmail.com" target="_blank">haroldfs@gmail.com</a><br><a href="http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/" target="_blank">http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/</a>    <br><br>-------------------------------------------------</div>
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