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While discussing the position of Urdu vis-a-vis administration, In matters other than education in contemporary India, we should not fall to note that during the Pre- Independence period efforts had been made by private individuals and organizations to 4.31
modern Indian languages as media of instruction. for example, Urdu was used as use
of instruction in the Delhi College) the Jamia Millia Islamia and 4.32 The dawn of freedom opened up new opportunities for the modern Indian medium
While the decision to adopt the regional languages for all official purposes had to be deferred for some time, most of the States made arrangements for introducing, in stages, the regional languages as Media of instruction. As was natural, languages.
problem of linguistic minorities also arose simultaneously. the
The Government of India and the major political parties were already seized of the problem of the linguistic minorities in the new situation and were keen on finding satisfactory safeguards for them in the, educational and administrative spheres. The 4.33
National Congress, which was then in power in the States and at the Centre,took the first step in formulating a positive attitude. The Congress Working Committee passed a Resolution on August 5, 1949 (Appendix 1) which embodied the basic Policy Indian
on there language question. principles
The Resolution took note of the fact that In several States more than one language, was spoken and that many of these languages bad a rich literature. It 4.34
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emphasized that these languages should not only be preserved but also developed further and nothing should be done to hinder their growth. Regarding education at the primary stage, it declared that children should get instruction through the medium of their mother tongue.
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