Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore (MB)
Bangalore, Feb 22: The state cabinet on Thursday morning took a decision approving teaching of Konkani as an optional language in schools, for students between VI to 12 standards.
It has been specially pointed out that the subject and scripts will be optional and there would be no compulsion.
The syllabus will come into effect from the academic year 2007-08.
According to the government's decision, Konkani can be taught in either Kannada or Devanagari script.
A long-standing demand from the Konkani Sahitya Academy and other Konkani organizations has been met by virtue of this decision.