The Government of India established the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) on July 17, 1969, to promote Indian languages. Since the inception, the institute has been working consistently to fulfill its aims and objectives. The establishment of the institute came with a requirement to implement the three-language formula in all the states of India and consequently promote national integrity and social harmony. This resulted in the establishment of the Regional Language Centres in Karnataka, Odisha, Punjab, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Assam. CIIL takes all the required effort to carry out a 10-month language training programme every year in all these centers. This initiative is widely accepted by all the language learning enthusiasts across the country and has been successful in transmitting the required education. Teachers who can teach regional languages and create teaching-learning materials are always in demand given the language diversity of India. It is the need of the hour to preserve bi/multilingualism among its citizens and RLCs across India are playing key roles in this regard. Both social and academic spheres are aware of and accept the benefits of learning a second language. I especially encourage women and young people from the general public, the academia and current and prospective teachers to apply for this 10-month language course and take advantage of this opportunity.

The RLCs now have the responsibility of creating materials and teaching strategies based on the needs of teaching Indian languages as second or foreign languages, training secondary school teachers in languages other than their mother tongues in order to give secondary school students more language options, and raising awareness of the diversity that contributes to the creation of the mosaic of Indian culture through their activities like inter-language translations. RLC will offer language courses online and has modified the course structure for need-based education in order to meet the demands of the current technological and language education landscape.

Having received several requests from a number of academic bodies and institutions for engaging in consultancy services w.r.t language programs, second language teaching and mother tongue education, the CIIL is actively considering to initiate an all-inclusive approach in providing these services. The RLCs would not only supervise and assess the pedagogical approaches in schools but also give academic advice to the in-service teachers. It will also take the necessary measures to guide all the Indian states in matters related to language evaluation, testing, curriculum framing, textbook writing and selection. In order to constantly update the discourse of the school curriculum, the RLCs also plan to organize and conduct workshops in material production and evaluation. Furthermore, the Regional Language Centers are working out a structured layout for the development of online courses in regional languages to teach Indian languages.