KDA seeks Kannada language teaching in all government, private and technical institutions

Published 6 July 2026 · india

Kannada Development Authority Chairperson Purushotham Bilimale has urged the State Government to take appropriate action to make Kannada language teaching mandatory in all government, private

Kannada Development Authority Chairperson Purushotham Bilimale has urged the State Government to take appropriate action to make Kannada language teaching mandatory in all government, private undergraduate and post-graduate colleges and technical institutions in Karnataka. He has objected to the recent notification, issued by the Department of Technical Education for the recruitment of teaching posts not including the appointment of Kannada language teachers, as an ‘anti-Kannada attitude’. He has written to the Principal Secretary of the Higher Education Department in this regard. “As per the Kannada Language Learning Act, 2015, teaching of Kannada language has been made mandatory for at least two semesters in government, aided and private degree, post-graduate and engineering colleges.

Separate text books have been adopted for this. However, most private degree and post-graduate and engineering colleges have reduced Kannada teaching from two semesters to one semester. Some colleges have taken steps to complete one semester of Kannada language study in a single month. Some colleges have cancelled Kannada teaching, and removed Kannada faculty from work. Many faculty have complained to the authority about this,” he said. He said the government must ensure that language and literature studies are not neglected at the under-graduate and post-graduate levels.

He urged the government to immediately consider all necessary measures, including providing a respectful service environment for Kannada teachers, and taking legal action against institutions that do not implement the government’s instructions Objecting to the fact that the notification issued by the Technical Education Department on June 24, 2026 for the appointment of teaching posts does not accommodate the appointment of Kannada language instructors, in a letter to the Commissioner of the Collegiate and Technical Education Department, he stated that the government has taken specific steps for teaching Kannada in technical education as per the recommendation of the Kannada Development Authority, and the current recruitment notification is against this intention.

He instructed the Commissioner of the department to immediately provide him with information on the reason for not taking action for the appointment of Kannada language teachers, and how many posts are vacant.