The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday (March 13) released the logo for its budget for the year 2025-26, which replaced the Indian Rupee symbol with a Tamil letter. The previous Budget carried the Indian currency symbol ₹.
This comes amidst the three-language policy row between the DMK and the Centre. The issue has rocked the ongoing Parliament session.
The three-language formula in NEP 2020 recommends that students learn three languages, at least two of which must be native Indian languages. This formula applies to both government and private schools, giving states the flexibility to choose languages without any imposition.
When C Rajagopalachari introduced compulsory Hindi in schools in 1973, the move sparked widespread protests in the state. The policy was revoked in 1940.
When the formula was introduced in 1968, the southern state opposed it, seeing it as an attempt to impose Hindi. Under the chief minister C N Annadurai, the state adopted a two-language policy, teaching only Tamil and English.
School education being a concurrent subject, states can refuse to accept the formula. Tamil Nadu is the only state that has never implemented the three-language formula. It chose English over Hindi and other regional languages.
Following Tamil Nadu’s resistance for three-language policy, the Centre withheld ₹573 crore in central education assistance under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). The policy says, states must comply with NEP guidelines to receive SSA funding, of which 60% is provided by the Centre to states like Tamil Nadu.

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