Not making Hindi mandatory, media report 'mischievous': Govt
Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar has denied reports that a draft of the New Education Policy seeks to make Hindi compulsory till Class 8. "This clarification is necessitated in the wake of mischievous and misleading report in a section of the media," Javadekar tweeted. nThe draft policy has been prepared by a nine-member panel led by K Kasturirangan.