“Karnataka Congress Govt Pushes Urdu-English Bilingual Education In Govt Schools Across 15 Districts”, The Commune, May 27, 2026
“The Karnataka Congress government has decided to introduce bilingual education in government schools across 15 districts from the 2026–27 academic year, expanding its earlier plan to introduce English education from the LKG level, as reported in News18.
According to a fresh government directive, schools that had already received departmental approval for bilingual education would now also introduce an Urdu-English bilingual medium from the current academic year. The move is aimed at strengthening students’ English communication skills while continuing instruction in regional languages.
The government stated that teachers had already undergone special training programmes to effectively implement bilingual teaching in classrooms. Under the initiative, English lessons would begin from the LKG stage so that children studying in government schools could develop confidence in speaking and understanding English at an early age…….”
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