JAMMU, Mar 20: The School Education Department has introduced Dogri as the third major language in government schools up to the primary level, with the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) developing syllabi, curriculum, and textbooks in Dogri for classes 1 to 12.
This was informed in the House on Thursday by the government in response to a question posed by BJP MLA Vikram Randhawa.
The government also confirmed that Dogri, along with other regional languages, is being proposed as a mandatory subject from class 1 onwards as part of the three-language formula.
In line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, JKBOSE is working on the State Curriculum Framework-FS, which proposes the introduction of regional languages, including Dogri, as compulsory subjects from the primary level.
Additionally, the government is providing free Dogri textbooks to students in classes 1 and 2 under the district plan, based on the requisition of the concerned Chief Education Officers (CEOs).
For secondary classes (9th and 10th), Dogri is being taught as an additional or optional subject, and at the 10+2 stage, it is offered as an elective subject, the government stated.
