India, Oct. 9 -- The state-appointed Jadhav Committee, set up to draft a comprehensive three-language policy for Maharashtra's schools, is seeking the opinions and suggestions of stakeholders while deciding how to implement the trilingual formula in schools across different boards and mediums.

But there's a glaring irony. The committee's portal, and the questionnaires uploaded on it, are only in Marathi. "We are working on an English version and will have it ready in a week," Jadhav told HT. The portal can be accessed at tribhashasamiti.mahait.org.

The committee is soliciting opinions from teachers, parents, students, social workers and education experts on designing a three-language formula in line with the National Education Policy (N...