Ranchi. Jharkhand’s Honorable Minister
for Higher and Technical Education
Shri Sudivya Kumar, said that a quality, inclusive, and sensitive society can be
built only through mother tongue–based education. He was addressing the inaugural session of the National Conclave on Multilingual Education held at Hotel Chanakya B.N.R., Ranchi.
The Education Minister said that Jharkhand is a living example of linguistic diversity. The proverb, “Water changes every few miles and language changes every ten miles,” is fully reflected in the state. Jharkhand has five tribal and four regional languages in active use, and its 24 districts cannot be bound by a single language. In such a situation, multilingual education becomes the strong foundation of Jharkhand’s cultural identity, social inclusion, and quality education.
Highlighting the scientific and emotional importance of mother tongue–based education, Shri Sudivya Kumar said that a mother is a child’s first teacher, which is why the concept of “mother tongue” forms the core of education. If early education is not simple, interesting, and practical, it will remain confined to the blackboard and will fail to produce aware and responsible citizens.
Expressing concern, the minister said that tribal and regional languages are currently on the verge of extinction. Providing education to children in their own language is the first and most effective step toward preserving these languages. Citing the example of the Khortha language, he said that only mother tongue–based education can keep alive the unique sounds, vocabulary, and cultural identity of languages.
The Education Minister informed that the Palash Project is currently being implemented in only eight districts of the state, whereas there is a need to expand it to the remaining sixteen districts. He urged the departmental secretary and the Honorable Chief Minister to effectively integrate regional languages such as Khortha, Nagpuri, Panchparganiya, and Kurmali into the education system to ensure quality education in local languages.
On this occasion, students and teachers
who made significant contributions to the development of multilingual educational materials were felicitated. The minister said that this recognition at the state level would serve as an inspiration for other teachers as well. Welcoming
representatives from various states across the country, he expressed confidence that the experiences and suggestions emerging from this two-day national conclave would provide a new direction to school education in Jharkhand.
Education Secretary Shri Uma Shankar and other officials were present at the programme.
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