Review of Grants for Provision of Non-Tamil Indian Languages through Board of Teaching and Testing of South Asian Languages

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Education (a) when was the last time the Ministry increased the grants extended to the provision of Non-Tamil Indian Languages through the Board of Teaching and Testing of South Asian Languages; and (b) when will the Ministry undertake a review of the sufficiency of such grants in future.

Mr Chan Chun Sing: The Ministry of Education (MOE) last increased funding for Non-Tamil Indian Language (NTIL) instruction in 2017.

MOE reviews our funding regularly to support the provision of quality instruction to meet the learning needs of our students. We last reviewed our funding in 2022 and assessed it to be adequate.