PATNA: Regional languages such as Bhojpuri, Magahi, Maithili will be the medium of instruction in elementary schools of Bihar in near future, state Education Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary has said in the assembly.
Replying to a question during a debate on the budgetary demand of Rs 38,035 crore for the Education Department, the minister said, the idea behind adopting regional language as the medium of instruction in elementary schools is to teach students in their mother tongue so that they grasp concepts in a better way. The Education Departments' budgetary demand was passed by voice vote, though a cut motion moved by Congress member Vijay Shankar Dubey was rejected by the House.
Emphasising the importance that is being given to education by the state government, he said, Rs 38,035 crore set apart for 2021-22 fiscal forms 21.9 percent of the state's budget for 2021-22 fiscal. Noting that without improving the quality of education, the state cannot develop, he said the time has come to pay attention to "learning output" by making a proper assessment.
"We have created an environment for children where they can study. We are giving food, uniform, bicycles to them but it needs to be verified whether children are making progress in receiving education," Choudhary said. The minister also appealed to teachers to give their best to teaching and assured them that the government will take care of their problems, besides asking regional officials not to harass teachers.
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