India, Nov. 4 -- The state-appointed committee on the three-language policy, headed by educationist Narendra Jadhav, is in the final stages of drafting Maharashtra's new school language framework with Jadhav saying that most stakeholders have expressed the view that the policy can be brought into effect from class 5.

The panel, formed in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, has been holding consultations across all eight administrative divisions of the state to gather feedback from educators, parents, linguistic experts, and local representatives. Jadhav said that there is overwhelming opposition across Maharashtra to the proposal of making Hindi a compulsory subject from class 1.

At a press conference in Ratnagiri on Nov...