The district authorities in Maharashtra's Thane have issued a circular, warning of taking punitive action against CBSE and ICSE-affiliated English medium and other schools if they are found prohibiting students from using Marathi inside classrooms, during activities and on premises.

The education department of the Thane Zilla Parishad (ZP) issued the directive after taking cognisance of reports that some English-medium schools in the district were prohibiting students from speaking Marathi.