NEW DELHI, Sept. 18 -- Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday asked the Urdu Academy of Delhi Government to coach civil services aspirants in Urdu, a step towards making the language a means to develop careers. The announcement came after Sisodia, also the Minister for Art, Culture and Languages, interacted with toppers of the Urdu subject hailing from various universities from Delhi.
During the event, he spoke about the vitality of Urdu as a subject and its career prospects in various domains.
The government, in a statement, said there was a general concern around students not preferring Urdu as their medium due to the lack of study material provided in the language, in their respective colleges.
Another concern around Ur...