Trilingual Triumph: Backing the Three-Language Policy as India’s Winning Edge!

Three-language policy has been greatly endorsed by Former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai, who has referred to it as a "big competitive advantage" for India's workforce under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. He emphasized that multilingual education also brings job mobility and makes the country o...

Three-language policy has been greatly endorsed by Former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai, who has referred to it as a "big competitive advantage" for India's workforce under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. He emphasized that multilingual education also brings job mobility and makes the country one because professionals would be able to work anywhere. According to Pai, "Learning more languages is a very big skill, and the three-language formula has given us great mobility in work." The policy provides states and students with space to choose languages, at least two of which are indigenous to India. Industry veterans like Pai feel that being multilingual opens up career prospects in government services, tourism, and foreign trade. However, the policy is contentious, with Tamil Nadu opposing it on the grounds of Hindi imposition. Pai’s remarks highlight the growing recognition of linguistic diversity as a key driver of professional and cultural integration. Source: Hindustan Times, Business Today