Chief Minister Sai announces that Chhattisgarh will offer MBBS course in Hindi from the academic year 2024-25 | Education

Speaking to reporters at his residence on the occasion of Hindi Diwas, Sai said his government was happy to implement Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of imparting medical education in Hindi, which he had expressed during a rally in Uttar Pradesh in 2022. “Our government has taken a big decision on Hindi Diwas.

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“The MBBS course will now also be taught in Hindi. Hindi books will be introduced in the first year from this session (2024-25). The health department has been asked to arrange books and study materials,” he said.

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The move is part of efforts to “change our education policy at all levels from the old imperialist education policy of Macaulay,” he said, adding that the National Education Policy had been fully implemented in Chhattisgarh. “The move will benefit students from rural areas as they mostly come from Hindi medium schools and are struggling in medical courses despite their talent due to the use of English language. Studying in Hindi will strengthen their basic knowledge, help them develop a deep understanding of the subject and make them good doctors,” Sai said.

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Hindi Diwas commemorates the historic decision taken by the Constituent Assembly on 14 September 1949 to designate Hindi, written in Devanagari script, as the official language of the Union of India.