No room for three language policy, TN govt tells Annamalai

CHENNAI: Joining hands with BJP state president K Annamalai on the issue, the state government on Sunday ruled out the possibility of implementing a three-language policy and said its two-language policy will continue. The government also refuted Annamalai’s contention that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is included in the curriculum outlined in the new National Education Policy (NEP) and clarified that the state government had unveiled an AI policy in 2020 before the NEP. . “There is no possibility of implementing the three-language policy in Tamil Nadu and it will not become a reality as a daydream by Annamalai,” an official statement said. The state government has signed an MoU with Microsoft to launch the Technology Education and Teaching Assistance Program (TEALS) and provide AI training to students. This is the first program of its kind in India. “Annamalai should not try to distort or change history,” the statement said. The state government completely rejects their arguments.” “Tamil Nadu government has not accepted the NEP. However, the state has already achieved many of the educational targets set by the policy. The NEP states that the student enrollment ratio should reach 50%. But in 2019-20 itself, Tamil Nadu had achieved 51.4%. in proportion. Although the NEP stated that 50% ratio should be achieved by 2035, Tamil Nadu will reach 100% in 2035. Therefore, after including the achievements of Tamil Nadu in the NEP, claiming that Tamil Nadu is working as per the NEP is ridiculous. One does not need to take classes on IT related technologies in Tamil Nadu as the state is already ahead of many other states in the country. Tamil Nadu will be at the forefront of implementing AI in the next 10 years. The statement said that in the coming days, teachers and students will be given training on AI and machine learning etc. The government also reminded that Tamil Nadu has a history as far as information technology is concerned. On July 16, 1970, Periyar EV Ramasamy attended the Tamil Madram function held at Guindy Engineering College (now Anna University), and out of his interest, requested the professors to take him to an IBM computer (Model 1620). 1st floor. If someone fed a particular date the computer was able to tell that day. Periyar also tested it and later predicted that in the future everyone would have a communication gadget in their pocket. Later, in 1997, the then Chief Minister M Karunanidhi unveiled the first IT policy for the Government of Tamil Nadu and appointed a minister for the same. Apart from this, he also played an important role in setting up Tidal Park and other IT infrastructure in the state. Later, Karunanidhi also launched an e-governance program in Tiruvarur district and since then, all government departments have been computerized. Pursuant to this, an IT policy was unveiled in 2020 and all these developments preceded the National Education Policy.