Sikkim’s lone Lok Sabha MP Indra Hang Subba has formally requested the Ministry of Education to include Rai, Sherpa, Tamang, and Gurung languages as optional second vernacular subjects for classes 11 and 12 in CBSE schools in the state.

Subba endorsed a joint representation by four prominent community organisations — Sikkim Akhil Kirat Rai Sangh, Denjong Sherpa Association, Sikkim Tamang Buddhist Association, and All Sikkim Gurung (Tamu) Buddhist Association, according to an official statement.

He met Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at Parliament House and also held discussions with Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar to highlight the cultural importance and urgency of the proposal.