The Maharashtra state government has announced that Marathi will be a compulsory subject in all schools starting from the academic year 2025-26. This rule applies to all schools, no matter what board or management they are under. The government issued this decision through a Government Resolution (GR) on 13th September 2024. In 2020, the Maharashtra Education Department had first decided that Marathi must be taught in both private and government schools for at least four years. This was done und