Bihar CM hails Centre’s move to include Maithili in CBSE curriculum

Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Monday welcomed the Centre’s decision to incorporate Maithili as a subject in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum from Class 1 to the secondary level from the current academic session (2026-27), describing it as a landmark step to embolden the cultural identity of Bihar’s Mithila region.