Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday dismissed allegations that the BJP-led government at the Centre was saffronising the education system and said the new policy for the sector unveiled in 2020 encourages teaching in mother tongue and it was also employment-oriented.
Mr. Pradhan also insisted the government considers all Indian languages, including Hindi, as “National Languages” and gives them equal importance.
“Is it saffronisation to encourage studies in mother tongue in which the citizens of the country speak and hear? Is it saffronisation to make the Indian education policy employment-oriented?” he told reporters while replying to a question on the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP).
