MUMBAI, Oct. 9 -- The state-appointed Jadhav Committee, set up to draft a comprehensive three-language policy for Maharashtra's schools, is seeking the opinions and suggestions of stakeholders while deciding how to implement the trilingual formula in schools across different boards and mediums. But there's a glaring irony. The committee's portal, and the questionnaires uploaded on it, are only in Marathi. "We are working on an English version and will have it ready in a week," Jadhav told HT. The portal can be accessed at tribhashasamiti.mahait.org. The committee is soliciting opinions from teachers, parents, students, social workers and education experts on designing a three-language formula in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Headed by economist and educationist Prof Narendra Jadhav, the committee will use the responses to draft recommendations for the state's final language policy. Separate questionnaires have been designed for English, Marathi, Hindi, and other medium schools, with a focus on identifying the appropriate stages at which each language should be introduced. Respondents are asked whether Hindi should be taught at any level, and whether three or more languages should be taught from the foundational stage or gradually introduced in later classes. A set of open-ended questions seeks detailed inputs from school heads, teachers and organisations about challenges and benefits in adopting the three-language system. The questionnaire also explores whether the same policy should apply uniformly across all school boards - state, CBSE and ICSE - or if different approaches should be adopted based on each system's structure. However, several questions, especially those referring to computer coding languages like Python, have puzzled educators. The questionnaire asks if coding languages should be introduced from Classes 8 to 10 to strengthen students' foundation in fields like AI, blockchain and data analytics. Educationists argue that questions like these deviate from the purpose of a language policy survey. Jadhav said the committee will hold consultations in eight locations in the state, beginning in Nagpur on October 10....