Editing Meitei language (section)

=== Assam ===
Meitei language instruction has been offered in the lower primary schools of Assam since 1956.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Laithangbam |first=Iboyaima |date=27 September 2020 |title=Assam to look into demand to include Manipuri in list of associate languages |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/minister-to-look-into-demand-to-include-manipuri-in-the-list-of-associate-languages-of-assam/article32707194.ece |access-date=18 March 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The [[Board of Secondary Education, Assam]] offers secondary education in Manipuri.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 March 2023 |title=Assam HSLC Exam Routine 2023 Revised: SEBA To Conduct All Class 10 Language Papers Including English On April 1 |url=https://www.india.com/education/assam-hslc-exam-routine-2023-revised-seba-to-conduct-all-class-10-language-paper-including-english-on-april-1-after-assamese-paper-leak-himanta-biswa-sarma-5950004/ |access-date=18 March 2023 |website=India.com |language=en |quote=In addition to Assamese, the other MIL subjects are Bengali, Bodo, Hindi, Manipuri, Hmar, Nepali, Mizo, Khasi, Garo, Karbi and Urdu.}}</ref> The [[Assam Higher Secondary Education Council]] of Assam offers both Meitei-language schooling and instruction in Meitei as a second language.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AHSEC complete syllabus for HS 2nd year |url=https://ahsec.assam.gov.in/index.php/hs-2nd-year-syllabus/ |website=ahsec.assam.gov.in}}</ref>

Since 2020, the [[Assam Government]] has made an annual grant of {{INR Convert|5|l|year=2020}} to the [[Manipuri Sahitya Parishad]] (Manipuri Language Council). It also invested {{INR Convert|6|c|year=2020}} in the creation of a corpus for the development of the Meitei language.<ref name=":0" />

The [[Department of Manipuri, Assam University|Department of Manipuri]] of [[Assam University]] offers education up to the Ph.D. level in Meitei language.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manipuri Department |url=http://www.aus.ac.in/manipuri-department/ |access-date=18 March 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=5 literary bodies bat for Manipuri language in Assam |url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2020/8/3/5-literary-bodies-bat-for-Manipuri-language-in-Assam.amp.html |access-date=18 March 2023 |website=www.thesangaiexpress.com |language=en |quote=Moreover, Manipuri in MA and PhD courses are offered at Assam University, Silchar.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AAMSU demands Associate Official Language status to Manipuri language |url=https://www.time8.in/aamsu-demands-associate-official-language-status-to-manipuri-language/ |website=www.time8.in |quote=Several universities, notably Assam University and Silchar University, provide Manipuri language courses.}}</ref>