The Maharashtra government has implemented a unique initiative by tying up with Wikipedia to promote Marathi language and the same in e-media. The announcement was made by the state government on Marathi Language Day.
The government believes that this move will help spread the language across the globe and will provide Marathi-speaking people a single platform to interact. It is also believed that it will reach Maharashtrians who have settled in the United States.
They will be encouraged to write about their profession and their native place. This would be given prominence in the Wikipedia Project page,” said the press release.
Maharashtra is going to be the first state who has tied up with Wikipedia and who will have their own office promoting the venture in New York City.