Srinagar, Feb. 13 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday informed the Legislative Assembly that Gojri and Pahari languages are being taught in schools only as mother tongue subjects under the Three-Language Formula.
The reply, issued by the School Education Department in response to a question by MLA Choudhary Mohammad Akram, stated that these languages are included in the JK Board of School Education (JKBOSE) curriculum for classes 1 to 8. Textbooks for Gojri and Pahari have been developed by JKBOSE and are supplied free of cost to government schools in areas with significant Gojri and Pahari-speaking populations. Additional copies are also made available in the open market.
Officials clarified that there are currently no directio...