Punjab government order on CBSE draft – No Class 10 pass without Punjabi: Punjab government’s strict order after CBSE draft

The Punjab government has issued a notification in response to the CBSE’s decision not to make Punjabi a main language in Class 10 board examinations in the state. According to the notification, students will not be considered as having passed Class 10 by any board in Punjab unless they have studied Punjabi as a main subject. All schools affiliated with any board in the state must teach Punjabi as a primary subject.

The notification also warned that schools failing to comply with these orders will face action under the Punjab Learning of Punjabi and Other Languages Act, 2008.