In June 2025, which Indian state withdrew the three-language policy for schools and formed a committee headed by educationist Narendra Jadhav to suggest the way forward?

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c) Maharashtra

Explanation:

• In June 2025, the Maharashtra government officially withdrew the three-language policy for schools across the state.
• The state government has constituted a special committee to suggest a new language framework for the education system.
• This committee is headed by the renowned educationist and former Rajya Sabha member Narendra Jadhav.
• The decision aims to address the linguistic needs and educational feasibility within the state's diverse schooling environment.
• The committee is expected to submit a report detailing the way forward for language teaching in primary and secondary schools.

• The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 generally advocates for the three-language formula to promote multilingualism.
• Narendra Jadhav is a noted economist and educationist who has previously served in the Planning Commission of India.

• Gujarat follows its own state-specific language guidelines but did not set up the Narendra Jadhav committee in June 2025.

• Tamil Nadu has traditionally opposed the three-language formula, consistently advocating for a two-language policy (Tamil and English).

• Karnataka has seen debates over the State Education Policy (SEP) but is not the state that formed this specific committee under Jadhav for this purpose in 2025.