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The National Education Policy (2020), as transformative as it is, has been trying to revamp the education system of our country while catering to all the aspects of teaching and learning at all levels. The policy considers language an important aspect in the transaction of teaching-learning process and have suggested certain measures to promote multilingual approach to education, where learners learn in their mother tongue or local/home/regional language alongside other languages. National Education Policy 2020 (NEP-2020) has laid numerous recommendations for the promotion and preservation of Indian languages, aiming to preserve rich cultural and traditional values while integrating local languages in early learning stages. The purpose of this study is to better comprehend NEP-2020's role in promoting multilingual education and Indian languages, for which the provisions given under NEP 2020 for 'Multilingualism and the Power of Language' are highlighted in the paper. Thus, through comprehensive analysis of NEP 2020's key provisions for multilingualism and power of language and reviewing relevant researches this paper highlights the positive aspects in the blue print and mechanism employed by the Government of India for bringing multilingualism to Indian classrooms. The paper finally focuses on the limitations which the implementers or stakeholders may face when employing the multilingual approach in school education.