Jammu, April 17 -- A controversy has erupted over the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan's (KVS) weekly timetable, as Sanskrit has been allotted only three periods per week, raising serious concerns about the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF) 2023.
Sanskrit, widely acknowledged for its rich heritage, scientific structure, and cultural significance, is an integral part of India's linguistic identity. The NEP 2020 underscores equal importance to all Indian languages under the Three Language Formula - R1 (First Language), R2 (Second Language), and R3 (Third Language). It particularly highlights that third language subjects like Sanskrit, often unfamiliar to st...