Modi On Overcoming India's Language Barrier

Should mother-tongue be the preferred language of education? This is what the PM has to say...

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00:00Whether it is a village or a poor person, who knows nothing but his own language,

00:07his talent is not less.

00:10In the new National Education Policy,

00:13encouragement has been given for the maximum use of local language.

01:00In the new National Education Policy,

01:03encouragement has been given for the maximum use of local language,

01:07his talent is not less.

01:13All the experts sitting in this webinar,

01:17all the educators,

01:19who knows better,

01:22that in the understanding of the subject,

01:24language plays a very big role.

01:28In the new National Education Policy,

01:31encouragement has been given for the maximum use of local language.

01:38Now, it is the responsibility of all the educators,

01:42of all the language experts,

01:45that the best content of the country and the world,

01:49how to prepare in Indian languages.

01:52From primary to higher education,

01:56we have to ensure that the youth of the country get the best content in Indian languages.

02:06Whether it is medical, engineering, technology, management,

02:12for all such expertise,

02:16it is necessary to create content in Indian languages.

02:22I will definitely request you,

02:25that there is no shortage of talent in our country.

02:30Whether it is a village or a poor person,

02:33who knows nothing but his own language,

02:38his talent is not less.

02:41Because of the language,

02:43we should not let the talent of our poor people die.

02:50We should not deprive them of the development of the country.

02:56The talent of India is in the villages,

02:59the talent of India is in the homes of the poor,

03:02the talent of India has been deprived of any big language,

03:07it is also in the children of our country.

03:09Therefore, it is very important to use that talent for such a big country.

03:16Therefore, we have to get out of the language barrier

03:19and give opportunities for the development of our country.

03:24This has to be done in a mission mode.