Bhasha Matters: UNESCO Report on Mother-Tongue Education in India
Why in the news
UNESCO’s flagship report seeks a national shift in teaching languages, favouring MTB-MLE for equity and better learning.
Key facts
- Report: Bhasha Matters, 2025 edition for India.
- Core idea: MTB-MLE for inclusion and outcomes.
Key recommendations
- State-level MTB-MLE policies matching local diversity.
- Recruit and train multilingual teachers.
- Flexible, learner-centred pathways.
- Community knowledge and oral traditions.
- Multilingual textbooks and assessments, including higher grades.
- Gender-responsive approach through secondary level.
- Digital platforms and translation, speech and AI tools.
- Predictable long-term funding.
Exam angle
- Issuer: UNESCO.
- MTB-MLE: mother-tongue based multilingual education.