Three language formula

Sir, at the secondary stage, students are called upon to study along with the mother tongue a language which will be Hindi in non-Hindi speaking States and it should be one of the other languages in the Hindi speaking States, preferably a South Indian language and also English which is the third language. Tamil Nadu has come for an adverse comment in this matter. I would like to know whether any other State is honestly implementing this policy of three language system. You find that education is mostly being imparted in the mother tongue and some place is given to English. So, in actual practice it is being taught very indifferently. If you look into the matter, you will find that English is not being taught with proper standards.

So, the three language formula is a thing which everybody talks about and which no body agrees to implement. For instance, there were questions earlier also as to what the Uttar Pradesh is doing, whether they are teaching any other Indian language, preferably South Indian language, the reply came that they are not doing anything of the sort. It is true that Tamil Nadu declared that it would only follow the two language formula. The new Chief Minister also said that, while that is so, other States are not saying anything on this matter and they are just keeping quite. This is how it is actually being implemented in practice. Actually, what is being done is that the mother tongue is given full recognition and then comes English. So, in actual practice, di facto mother tongue is the first language that is being taught and then English is the second language, not Hindi or any other Indian language is the second language, though you talk much about it. This is the thing which has to be taken into account. But if you are going to follow the three language formula, please see whether it is being carried out anywhere by any state and then try to evolve a realistic policy. I do not find fault with UP or Bihar Government, because they do not teach one of the South Indian language to their children. Why should they burden their boys and girls with a South Indian language with which they very rarely come into contact? There is no motivation. You may say there is motivation in non-Hindi speaking states to learn Hindi as Hindi has been adopted as out national language and link language, etc. But there is resistance to Hindi, while framing the policy regarding that.