Melbourne: In the backdrop of growing importance of Indian diaspora in Australia, the Victorian state government has asked the federal authorities to include Hindi a part of its national curriculum.
The state government, in its latest submission to the national curriculum authority, has asked as to why Hindi language has not been included among 11 languages in the national curriculum pushing for a strong case for the national language of India.
In the submission paper, the state government has referred that Hindi was among the top 10 languages spoken at home that has jumped by 106 per cent in 10 years since 1996.
“It is inconceivable that the decision made by passed this language,” the paper said.