Duty of every citizen to preserve, promote mother tongue: Manipur education minister

Imphal: International Mother Language Day was celebrated in Manipur on Sunday with a senior state minister saying it is the duty of every citizen to preserve and promote one’s mother tongue.

Manipuri, included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, has been introduced in the curriculum from the lower to the higher levels and use of mother tongue should be encouraged though knowledge of other languages is also helpful, Education Minister S Rajen Singh said.

He was speaking at a programme organised by the Directorate of Language, Planning and Implementation to celebrate International Mother Language Day.