(a) whether the Government has taken any initiative to instruct the Government of Tripura to take necessary steps to introduce Tripuri-Kok-Borok language as a medium of instruction in schools upto Class X as per the provision of Article 350A of the Constitution of India;
(b) if so, the steps taken so far in this regard; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI E. AHAMED)
(a) to (c) The National Curriculum Framework (NCF) -2005 brought out by National Council of Educational Research (NCERT) prescribed that home language(s) or mother tongue(s) of children should be the medium of learning in school. If a school does not have provisions of teaching in the child’s home language(s) at the higher levels, primary school education should still be covered through the home language(s). Introduction of Kok - Borok language is in the purview of the State Government.