ABSTRACT
The national education policy has to be built on a multilingual strategy because
More than one language is necessary for greater mobility and employment opportunity within a State and within the country.
Innovativeness and creative expression of a plural society demands cultivated use of more than one language.
Combating illiteracy, which is one of the major national objectives, cannot be possible without using many languages.
Many languages provide many ways for perceiving the same reality.
Knowledge of more than one language encourages respect for other’s point of view and is conducive to national integration.
More than one language provides greater participation of greater number of people in the democratic process.
More than one language is necessary to be recognised for protecting minority languages and cultures. (Study of Languages. A report, 1986: 3-4)
