Maharashtra govt planning new language policy to increase use of Marathi across sectors, says Vinod Tawde

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government will soon implement recommendations of the Marathi language policy, education minister Vinod Tawde said on Friday. The minister’s statement comes after a meeting with noted social historian Sadanand More, who is also the chairman of the advisory committee for Marathi language. [caption id=“attachment_3763377” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Vinod Tawde. IBN Live[/caption] “The first draft recommendations are received. It will be reviewed with Marathi language department followed by Cabinet approval. Once it clears all the necessary stages, it will be implemented soon,” Tawde said. The advisory board was formed to increase the use of Marathi language in science, education and trade sectors. More said, “A team for advisory committee was formed which further divided their focus on literature, art, judiciary, media, industry, economics and education. We have made recommendations as per these divisions and also recommended a review after every three years. It should be done to find out whether implementation is going on as per the recommendations.” There should be another review after every 10 years to find out the results of the implementation, More said.