Hindi Diwas 2020: Amit Shah talks about development of Hindi under NEP 2020

Home Minister Amit Shah highlighted the importance of Hindi as a language and its development under NEP 2020 on the occasion of Hindi Diwas 2020.

On the occasion of Hindi Diwas 2020, Union Home Minister Amit Shah pointed out the strength of India’s linguistic diversity and the development of Hindi as a language under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which was recently passed by the Union Cabinet.

In a series of tweets, Amit Shah talked about how the new education policy will provide for the parallel development of Hindi and other Indian languages. He also posted a video message where he talked about the importance of Hindi in our country.

He said, “A country is identified by its border and geography, but its biggest identity is its language. The various languages and dialects of India are its strength as well as a symbol of unity. In India, which is full of cultural and linguistic diversity, Hindi has been a unifying force for the whole nation for centuries.”

While talking about the importance of Hindi in our country, he also pointed out that the greatest strength of Hindi is that it is scientific as well as known for its originality and simplicity.

Parallel development of Hindi under NEP 2020

On the occasion of Hindi Diwas 2020, the home minister also appealed to employees of government offices, banks and other institutions to use Hindi as much as possible along with local languages.

He also said,” With the new education policy of the Modi government, there will be parallel development of Hindi and other Indian languages.”

“Today, on the occasion of Hindi Divas, I salute all those who have contributed to its empowerment. I also call upon the countrymen to take a pledge to contribute more to the protection and promotion of Hindi along with their mother tongue. My best wishes on the occasion of Hindi Divas,” he further added.

He also urged the parents of students to speak to their children in Indian languages and asked the people to take more steps to attract the younger generation towards the Hindi language.