100 daily use sentences in 22 languages: Bhasha Certificate Selfie initiative

Ministry of Education has launched a campaign ‘Bhasha Certificate Selfie. Using the app, people can learn 100+ sentences of daily use in as many as 22 scheduled Indian languages.

The Ministry of Education has launched Bhasha Sangam mobile app with the aim of starting the Bhasha Certificate Selfie initiative. The ‘Bhasha Certificate Selfie’ initiative is encouraging people to upload their selfies with the certificate from their social media accounts using the hashtag #BhashaCertificateSelfie.

Using the app, people can learn 100+ sentences of daily use in as many as 22 scheduled Indian languages. The initiative, under the aegis of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat will aim to ensure that people acquire basic conversational skills in Indian languages. To achieve this, a target of 75 lakh people acquiring basic conversational skills has been set.

To receive a certificate authorized by the Ministry of Education, a user needs to download the mobile app, available in both Android and iOS versions, select any language from 22 scheduled Indian languages, finish all the levels, give a test and earn a certificate.

Bhasha Sangam mobile app was launched by Minister of Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan while commemorating Rashtriya Ekta Diwas which is celebrated on October 31 every year to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

During the launch of Bhasha Sangam mobile app, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had said that the National Education Policy 2020 outlines the vision to lay emphasis on the promotion of Indian languages. Going forward, language learning will be promoted as a skill with a formal credit-earning system, he added.