The Supreme Court has directed the Rajasthan government to introduce Rajasthani as a subject in all schools across the state, underscoring the importance of mother-tongue education and the National Education Policy, 2020.
A bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta held that the state must take affirmative and time-bound steps towards providing Rajasthani language education in both government and private schools.
The court rejected the Rajasthan government's stand that only languages included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution could be taught as additional languages in schools.
The state has been ordered to place on record a compliance affidavit by September 25, 2026, and the matter has been listed for September 30.
The ruling is likely to have wider ramifications for similar demands concerning regional languages across India.
