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<h1>New language policy</h1>
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<span class="gmail-publish-date">May 06, 2018 00:00 IST</span>
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<p><b>Dimapur:</b> The principal secretary, school education
& SCERT, Menukhol John, on Saturday issued a notification regarding
the implementation of 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 the state.</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>
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<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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