Five years after the National Education Policy 2020 brought flexibility to the three-language rule, government data shows just over 16% of Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) teach regional languages. The data was shared in Parliament on December 1, 2025. The Union Education Ministry said only 226 of 1,405 KVs offer regional language education in 10 languages including Gujarati, Kannada, Punjabi, Tamil, Malayalam, Assamese, Bodo, Marathi, Bengali, and Manipuri. In comparison, a much higher share of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) - 665 out of 689 - provide regional language education in at least one of 18 local languages. However, 315 JNVs teach Hindi as a local language. The most common local language in JNVs apart from Hindi is Assamese, taught in 51 schools. At KVs, Punjabi is the most taught regional language in 55 schools, followed by Kannada (48), Malayalam (42), Tamil (36), and Assamese (26). The others are each taught in fewer than 10 schools. The ministry noted Hindi and English are compulsory in KVs through Class VIII, with Sanskrit added in Classes VI-VIII, and choices available in Classes IX and X. Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary explained that KV curriculums cater to children of transferable central government employees. The government contracts teachers for languages if at least 15 students choose that language. This update comes amid ongoing political talks about the NEP 2020 three-language formula, which encourages teaching two Indian languages where possible. Detailed state-wise data was not provided.