[EDLING:2153] Karnataka: KSP demands committee of experts on English

[Francis M Hult]

Via lgpolicy...

> BELGAUM: Kannada Sahitya Parishat president Chandrashekhar Patil has
> demanded the government to constitute a committee of experts comprising
> paediatricians, psychiatrists and educational experts before taking a
> final decision on introducing English as a mandatory subject from Class 1
> in primary schools. The Parishat will abide by the recommendations of the
> committee and the government should consider this option before taking a
> unilateral decision in this regard, Patil told reporters here on Friday.
> 
> He said various reports given by experts, including former chief minister
> Veerappa Moily, have opposed the introduction of English from Class 1.
> Directions of courts are as per the government's language policy of 1994
> and reports of Indian and foreign experts. "We are all opposed to
> introduction of English from Class 1 and will abide by any recommendations
> made by committee of experts", he added. Preparations for the 73rd all
> India Kannada literary meet, to be held in Shimoga, are in progress and
> the government has released Rs 1 crore while an additional Rs 1 crore have
> been generated from local resources. The Parishat will also publish 73
> books to mark the meet and for the first time the meet will be inaugurated
> by a nonpolitician literary personality G S Shivarudrappa and presided
> over by poet Nisar Ahmed, Patil said. The chief minister will participate
> in the valedictory he said.
> 
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