India, July 10 -- Maharashtra has emerged as the leading state in implementing the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, with reforms ranging from multidisciplinary education and mother-tongue instruction to mandatory internships and student welfare measures, Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil told the Legislative Assembly on Thursday.

Replying to a discussion under Rule 293, Patil said the policy's implementation gathered pace after 2022 following Covid-19 disruptions and claimed Maharashtra is now at the forefront of rolling out the NEP.

"Greater emphasis is being placed on education in the mother tongue as learning in one's native language enhances conceptual understanding and promotes research aptitude," Patil...