Digvijaya Singh Urges PM Modi To Put 3-Language Policy Implementation On Hold For Class 9th Students

Published 7 June 2026 · politics

Digvijaya Singh Urges PM Modi To Put 3-Language Policy Implementation On Hold For Class 9th Students Published By, Last Updated: June 07, 2026, 12:11 IST

Digvijaya Singh Urges PM Modi To Put 3-Language Policy Implementation On Hold For Class 9th Students Published By, Last Updated: June 07, 2026, 12:11 IST Digvijaya Singh urges PM Modi to halt CBSE three language policy for Class IX, citing mid year disruption, lack of books and teachers. Digvijaya Singh Urges PM Modi To Put 3-Language Policy Implementation On Hold For Class 9th Students Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to uregently halt the mandatory implementation of the three-language policy for Class IX students by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), warning that its sudden rollout in the middle of the academic year could cause serious disruption in schools across the country. In a letter dated June 5, Singh, who also serves as chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, flagged concerns raised by parents and questioned the CBSE’s decision to enforce the policy from July 1, 2026. He said he was forwarding to the Prime Minister a representation from a group of parents of CBSE Class IX students, who are opposed to the compulsory introduction of a third language mid-session. “Having gone through the representation, I find the concerns raised to be genuine and deserving of immediate attention," Singh wrote.

“The sudden enforcement of this policy mid-session — without adequate teachers, textbooks, or transition time — is likely to create serious disruption, not unlike the chaos witnessed during the hasty implementation of CBSE’s On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, which adversely impacted lakhs of students across the country." Senior Congress leader and Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education Digvijaya Singh writes to PM Narendra Modi, flagging concerns over the mandatory implementation of the three-language policy for Class IX students by the CBSE in the current mid-session and… pic.twitter.com/TeaosM1bCD— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 7, 2026 Singh pointed out that the CBSE’s own governing body had, in its meeting in December 2025, ratified the Curriculum Committee’s recommendation that schools should “continue with the existing Scheme of Studies especially with regards to language until the release of graded textbooks of languages by NCERT". Despite this, the CBSE issued a circular on May 15, 2026, directing schools to implement third language instruction in Grade IX from July 1, 2026, the Rajya Sabha MP said. CBSE Recommended Class 6th Textbooks For Class 9th Students He noted that the Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has not yet released graded language textbooks and that CBSE has, in the interim, recommended the use of NCERT’s Grade 6 language textbooks for Class IX students.