A decision on the long-pending demand of declaring Marathi as a classical language would be announced soon, Minister of State for Culture Arjun Ram Meghwal told the Rajya Sabha on February 3.
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut had asked about the status of the proposal by the Maharashtra government to give Marathi the classical language status. In response, Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy’s written reply stated that the proposal was under “active consideration”.