NCF 2005 says the medium of learning in schools should be the child's:

1. NCF 2005 stresses honouring the child's home language(s). 2. It says home languages should be the medium of learning in schools. 3. If a school cannot teach in the home language at higher levels, primary education must still be covered through it. 4. So the recommended medium is the home language(s). **Why not the others:** The official language, a link language and a foreign language are not the recommended medium. _Source: NCERT, National Curriculum Framework 2005, section "3.1.1 Home/First language(s) or Mother-tongue education", PDF p. 56 (ncert.nic.in/pdf/nc-framework/nf2005-english.pdf)_