Bihar: DEO orders CBSE board-affiliated private schools in Kishanganj district to teach Urdu
Kishanganj: At Bihar’s Kishanjganj district, District Education Office (DEO) Nasir Hussain has mandated that Urdu be taught at private schools connected to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board.
All private schools were notified in writing by the DEO to teach Urdu in the “minority-dominated district.”
DEO Hussain said that the district’s private schools need to make sure the required preparations are made so that pupils may learn Urdu. According to the directive, they have been requested to submit a compliance report to the Bihar Education Project Office.
“All the private schools in Kishanganj district, recognized by CBSE Board, are requested to ensure the necessary arrangements for the study of Urdu to the willing students and provide the relevant compliance report to Bihar Education Project Office, Kishanganj,” according to the order dated December 12, 2024.
This decision follows the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting in October 2024, when Congress MLA Izharul Hussain and Congress MP Javed Azad pointed out that Urdu was not taught in the district’s private schools.
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