Aurangabad Apr 22 PTI Maharashtra Minister Subhash Desai on Friday said the state government will start virtual classes to teach Marathi to people abroad who want the younger generation to learn the language The state minister of industries and Marathi language made the announcement while speaking at the opening ceremony of the 95th Marathi Literary meet being held at Udgir Desai also spoke about the initiatives carried out by the Marathi language department Earlier there was a law to have signboards of shops made in Marathi But small establishments were exempted from the rule and that was also corrected he said A proposal has been sent to the Centre seeking an aristocratic status for Marathi and a response is being awaited the minister said adding that the Mumbai University has made an application to make Marathi as a language of employment The government will set up Marathi Bhasha Bhavan in every district to study various dialects of the language and Marathi literature of the respective district The state government will start virtual classrooms for people living abroad who want the younger generation to learn the language Desai said PTI AW ARU ARU
New Delhi Feb 21 PTI Maharashtra Industries Minister Subhash Desai on Monday met Culture Minister G Kishen Reddy here with a demand to accord classical language status to Marathi The move came a day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray dispatched 4000 postcards to President Ram Nath Kovind seeking classical language status for Marathi Desai who also holds the Marathi Language Department portfolio in the state government said he had made the demand to accord classical language status to Marathi before February 27 which is observed as Marathi Language Day A statement from the Chief Ministers Office said this was the second set of postcards dispatched to Rashtrapati Bhavan PTI SKU RCJ RCJ
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