A
government employee who understands only English and does not understand Hindi
is worse than an illiterate because he can't understand language of common
people whom he is supposed to serve. We need a government employee who can
understand people. They need to understand English also as secondary skill and
not their main skill. The main skill need to be knowledge of regional language
because it helps in serving people better.
We
need to remember that government employees are there to serve people and not
rule them like in British time. If government employee needs to learn 2
or 3 languages to qualify for a IAS post then they better learn them, because
government is paying money for their skills. So why government is
giving special importance to a language which is spoken and understood only by
2% people? If knowledge of English is required than we can hire
translator for that. We don't make Japanese language a mandatory language just
because we need to have trade with Japan. If hiring translator looks expensive
then we can hire people with multiple language skills. For purpose of being a
good administrator English language is not a mandatory skill.
