The cabinet note was clear that “the teaching in primary schools shall be only in the mother tongue of the child i.e. Konkani or Marathi” and subject to exceptions, only Konkani or Marathi primary schools would be entitled to receive grants.
It further said, “…having regard to the fact that minority/certain institutions in the State which were prior to 10th June, 2011 imparting Konkani/Marathi primary education, and have thereafter simultaneously shifted to English and started English primary classes shall continue to receive grants so as to give continuity to these schools and especially having regard to the fact that the students in these schools cannot be made to suffer.”
It also stated that grants would be given to those schools that had not given an undertaking to the Directorate of Education stating they would not claim grant in aid from the state government to establish or run English primary schools. The decision was to come into force immediately.
