Mandatory Marathi unlikely this session, hints edu min

Nagpur: It seems schools in Maharashtra may not have to include Marathi as a compulsary subject at least for the current academic session. School education minister Ashish Shelar, who was in Nagpur on Friday for a social event, said the final decision will be taken after considering views of stakeholders.
Shelar said, “A committee has been set up to look into the issue. We await their report, after which we can reach a decision.” He did not give a timeline for the report’s submission. Considering that the academic session is well underway and the committee report still awaited, it is very likely that for this session schools won’t have to introduce the subject as a ‘mandatory’ one.
The minister also confirmed the state had not cancelled requirement of Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) certificate for school teachers. This confusion was the result of a photo going viral on social media, that claimed to be a state government resolution (GR). The “GR” was being circulated widely in teacher groups with forwarded text messages saying TET has been cancelled by state government.
Shelar laid the controversy to rest saying, “GR on social media is fake. We have not made any such decision.” Education officials accompanying Shelar told TOI the government will file a FIR in that regard as well.
Shelar, however, remained non-committal on scrapping of internal marks in SSC board exam this year that led to a historic failure rate, It caused a huge uproar from parents and finally government set up a committee to suggest future course of action. Shelar said, “It’s an important issue and for that we will wait for the committee to submit its report.”