Tag: official language policy

  • Maharashtra Hindi Exam Row Explained: Language Policy & Federalism Debate

    Important for: UPSC, Haryana HCS, Punjab PCSPrelims: Official language policy, linguistic diversity, federalismMains: GS Paper 2 — Federalism, Language Politics, Governance Why in News? The Maharashtra government put on hold its decision to conduct a mandatory Hindi examination for certain government employees after protests by linguistic and regional groups. The protests continue with demands to:→…