<p>A bill that seeks to make Kannada language a mandatory subject in classes 1 to 10 in all schools in the State was tabled in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p> The Kannada Language Learning Bill-2015 provides for teaching Kannada as a compulsory subject in all schools in the State, including private institutions, as a first or a second language. However, the legislation is unlikely to cover schools affiliated to the CBSE and ICSE, and a mention of this will be made when the rules will be framed, sources said.<br /><br />At present there is no law that stipulated that learning Kannada mandatory as a subject. It is optional. As per the provisions of the bill, it is the policy of the State government that all students studying in classes 1 to 10 be taught Kannada as a compulsory language. <br /><br />The policy would be implemented in a phased manner from class 1 starting for the academic year 2015-16. In other words, Kannada will be taught as a mandatory subject for class 1 students from academic year 2015-16, for class 1 and class 2 students in academic year 2016-17 and will be extended to class 10, in a like manner.<br /><br />The bill prescribes that every school in the State shall follow textbooks prescribed by the State government for teaching Kannada as a first language or second language, compulsorily. A student who has not opted his for his mothertongue (other than Kannada) as a first or second language, may study his mothertongue as the third language, the bill states.<br /><br />The bill also provides for appointing an officer not below the rank of Deputy Director <br />of Public Instruction, as a competent authority to implement the policy decision of the State.The bill was tabled in the Legislative Assembly by Minister of State for Primary and Secondary Education Kimmane Ratnakar.<br /></p>
<p>A bill that seeks to make Kannada language a mandatory subject in classes 1 to 10 in all schools in the State was tabled in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p> The Kannada Language Learning Bill-2015 provides for teaching Kannada as a compulsory subject in all schools in the State, including private institutions, as a first or a second language. However, the legislation is unlikely to cover schools affiliated to the CBSE and ICSE, and a mention of this will be made when the rules will be framed, sources said.<br /><br />At present there is no law that stipulated that learning Kannada mandatory as a subject. It is optional. As per the provisions of the bill, it is the policy of the State government that all students studying in classes 1 to 10 be taught Kannada as a compulsory language. <br /><br />The policy would be implemented in a phased manner from class 1 starting for the academic year 2015-16. In other words, Kannada will be taught as a mandatory subject for class 1 students from academic year 2015-16, for class 1 and class 2 students in academic year 2016-17 and will be extended to class 10, in a like manner.<br /><br />The bill prescribes that every school in the State shall follow textbooks prescribed by the State government for teaching Kannada as a first language or second language, compulsorily. A student who has not opted his for his mothertongue (other than Kannada) as a first or second language, may study his mothertongue as the third language, the bill states.<br /><br />The bill also provides for appointing an officer not below the rank of Deputy Director <br />of Public Instruction, as a competent authority to implement the policy decision of the State.The bill was tabled in the Legislative Assembly by Minister of State for Primary and Secondary Education Kimmane Ratnakar.<br /></p>
