76
29. Exhibitions of Hindi Books.-Two exhibitions of scientific books in Hindi and a few regional languages were organised at Gauhati and Bangalore during the year 1964.
30. Translation of Manuals, Rules and Forms into Hindi.-In pursuance of the Presidential Order dated 27th April, 1960, the Central Hindi Directorate undertook translation of forms, manuals, rules and other procedural literature of non-statutory nature in Hindi. 69 manuals comprising 1,903 pages and 1,695 forms were translated during the year under report. 25 manuals and 648 forms translated by the various Ministries and Departments were vetted.
31. Hindi Examinations.-Akhil Bharatiya Hindi Sanstha Sangh, a federation of Voluntary Hindi Organisations whose examinations have been recognised by the Government of India has been set up at the instance of this Ministry to bring about uniformity in the names, syllabii etc. of the various examinations conducted by the different organisations.
32. Award of Prizes to Hindi Writers and Poets Belonging to Non- Hindi Speaking Areas.-In order to encourage Hindi writers and poets of non-Hindi speaking areas a scheme to award prizes has been introduced this year. 27 books have so far been received for consideration under this scheme.
33. Fixation of Symbols in Devanagari Script for Sounds Peculiar to other Regional Languages.-A Committee of Linguists was set up in 1960 to consider and finalise suitable symbols and signs to be added to the present Devanagari script in order to express the special sounds peculiar to regional languages. The Committee has finalised its report which is being examined.
C. DEVELOPMENT OF SANSKRIT 34. Assistance to Voluntary Sanskrit Organisations.-Under the scheme of financial assistance to voluntary Sanskrit organisations/institutions for the promotion of Sanskrit, grants amounting to Rs. 2,06,100/- have been sanctioned so far.
35. Financial Assistance to Gurukulas.-Under the scheme of grant of financial assistance to Gurukulas, grants amounting to Rs. 1,32,250/- have been sanctioned so far to various Gurukulas for award of scholarships to the students studying therein.
36. Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati.-The Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha started its Research and Publication Wing in August 1963 in addition to the Pedagogy and Training Wing. The second Convocation of the Vidyapeetha was held in October, 1964.
37. Central Sanskrit Board.-The various programmes relating to the promotion and development of Sanskrit education are being continued on the advice of the Central Sanskrit Board. The Board held two meetings during the year. The Grants Committee of the Central Sanskrit Board also held one meeting in November, 1964.
38. Production of Sanskrit Literature.-On the recommendation of the Central Sanskrit Board an appreciable number or copies of books relating to Sanskrit literature has been purchased during the year for free distribution to various educational institutions. Reprints of complete works of Shankaracharya have already come out. Reprints of Mahabashya are
77
about to come out. The second reprint of Apte's Students Sanskrit- English and English-Sanskrit dictionaries was brought out by sanctioning subsidy to the same publishers so that the set of these two books continues to be available at Rs. 10/- to the students as against the original price of Rs. 32/-.
39. Preparation of Sanskrit Dictionaries based on Historical Principles.A further grant of Rs. 1,50,000/- was paid to the Deccan College PostGraduate and Research institute, Poona, during the year to cover the expenditure on the project of Compiling a Sanskrit-English Dictionary based on Historical Principles.
40. Award of Research Scholarships to the products of Traditional Sanskrit Pathashalas.-Details of this scheme are given under the chapter on `Scholarships.'
41. Financial Assistance to Eminent Sanskrit Pandits Who are in Indigent Circumstances.-Financial assistance under the scheme has been sanctioned to about 100 scholars. Besides, 36 more scholars have been selected for financial assistance subject to the verification of their age and income.
42. Award of Scholarships to the Students of High/Higher Secondary Schools Studying Sanskrit.-Details of this scheme are given under the Chapter on `Scholarships'.
43. Meeting with the Representatives of Various State Governments.A meeting with the representatives of the State Governments was held in September 1964 with a view to discussing various problems facing Sanskrit education. Useful decisions on some of the fundamental issues, viz., improvement of pay-scales of Sanskrit teachers, modernisation of Sanskrit Pathashalas and teaching of Sanskrit in secondary schools were taken at the meeting. State governments have been approached for their implementation.
44. Publication of Critical Edition of Rare Manuscripts and Compilation and Publication of Catalogues of Ancient Manuscripts.- Grants amounting to about Rs. 46,900/- have been paid so far under these schemes. Further grants of Rs. 56,000/- are likely to be paid during the current year.
45. All India Sanskrit Elocution Contest.-Sanskrit students participated in the Third Contest which was held at Varanasi in January, 1965. In addition to eight gold and eight silver medals, cash prizes of Rs. 150/and Rs. 75/- were awarded to the first and second winners of the contest. Besides, a cash prize of Rs. 50/- was awarded to each of the third winners of the contest. This year the running Silver Shield went to the team from Uttar Pradesh, whose overall performance was adjudged the best.
D. DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN INDIA LANGUAGES 46. The scheme envisages development of all the Modern Indian Languages mentioned in the Constitution excluding Hindi and including Sindhi. It was included in the second Five-Year Plan, with a plan provision of Rs. 20 lakh. Out of this, nearly Rs. 14 lakh was utilised during the second Five-Year Plan. The scope of the scheme has been expanded and has been included in the third Plan with a programme limit of Rs. 99 lakh.
46.1. This year grants amounting to Rs. 2,55,840/- have so far been paid under the scheme for bringing out encyclopaedias, bilingual dictionaries,
78
bibliographies and books of general knowledge etc. Notable among the items of publications assisted are works of Swami Vivekananda, Telugu Encyclopaedia, Ramcharitmanas in Bengali and Urdu translation of Shri Nehru's works by the Jamia Millia Islamia.
47. Establishment of Chairs of Indian Studies (Excluding Hindi) Abroad.The Indian Council for Cultural Relations continued to maintain and support the Chairs of Indian Studies established in the University of Melbourne, Australia, University of Iran, Teheran and University of Zagreb, Yugoslavia.
48. Award of Prizes to Students of Indian Languages in Foreign Countries.As in para 14.3.
E. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS 49. The following gives the financial provisions for the schemes described in this Chapter.
Provision for 1964-65 Provision for
Sl. Scheme 1965-66
No. Original Revised
1 2 3 4 5
Rs. Rs. Rs.
Development of Hindi
1. Financial Assistance to Voluntary
Hindi Organisations 6,00,000 13,00,000 15,00,000
2. Appointment of Hindi Teachers 15,00,000 15,00,000 100,00,000
3. Hindi Teachers Training Colleges 9,15,000 9,00,000 20,00,000
4. Kendriya Hindi Shikshana Mandal,
Agra 5,00,000 5,00,000 6,50,000
5. Scholarships for study of Hindi for
students from non-Hindi speaking
States
Plan 2,80,000 2,80,000 6,47,000
Non-Plan 2,82,000 5,82,000 4,85,000
6. Free supply of Hindi books 3,80,000 2,50,000 4,30,000
7. Preparation of Bilingual Primers and
Readers 8,000 10,000
8. Setting up of Regional Offices 43,800 44,200 46,100
*9. Encouragement of Hindi Abroad...
10. Periodicals-Publication of Magazines 8,000 8,000 12,000
11. Preparation and Translation of Stan-
dard works of University level... 8,09,000 12,50,000 21,88,000
12. Publication of books in Collaboration
with Publishers 1,40,000 1,40,000 2,00,000
13. Hindi Encyclopaedia 3,00,000 3,00,000 3,00,000
14. Encyclopaedia and Dictionaries 20,000 20,000 1,00,000
15. Commission for Scientific and Techni-
cal Terminology 6,00,000 2,70,000 6,00,000
Miscellaneous Schemes
(i) Preparation of Terminological
Indices 5,000 5,000 5,000
*The Scheme is financed out of the Provisions of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
79
1 2 3 4 5
(ii) Holding of Lecture Tours, De-
bating teams and seminars 10,000 15,000 15,000
(iii)Publication of Omnibus Volumes 5,000 5,000 9,000
(iv) Primers for Foreigners 8,000 10,000
(v) Examination of Devanagari
Script.... 8,000 10,000
(vi) Publication of Ashtang Sangrab
and Bharatiya Vastu Shastra 5,000 8,000
(vii)Preparation of Manuals 14,000 14,000 8,000
(viii) Collection and Indexing of Spe-
cial Vocabularies etc. 5,000 5,000 5,000
(ix) Indian Journal of Scientific and
Technical Terminology 5,000 5,000 20,000
(x) Basic Hindi Grammar 2,000 4,000 2,000
(xi) Hindi Shorthand 20,000 20,000 20,000
(xii)Exhibitions 20,000 20,000 20,000
(xiii)Terminology on Engineering
subjects, Roorkee University 1,50,000 1,19,000 1,18,000
(xiv)Hindi Library 60,000 60,000 70,000
Development of Sanskrit
1. Financial Assistance to Sanskrit Volun-
tary organisations 6,00,000 6,00,000 7,50,000
2. Financial Assistance to Gurukulas
3. Production of Sanskrit Literature 2,20,000 2,20,000 3,40,000
4. Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tiru-
pati 3,53,000 2,40,000 3,00,000
5. Preparation of Sanskrit Dictionaries
based on Historical Principles (non-
Plan) 1,50,000 1,50,000 1,50,000
6. All-India Sanskrit Elocution Contest 8,000 8,000 10,000
7. Award of Research scholarships to the
products of traditional Sanskrit
Pathashalas 81,000 81,000 1,25,000
8. Financial Assistance to eminent
Sanskrit Pandits in indigent circums-
tances 1,42,000 1,42,000 1,00,000
9. Award of Merit Scholarships to the
Students of High/Higher Secondary
schools studying Sanskrit 2,00,000 1,90,000 2,00,000
10. Modernisation of Sanskrit Pathashalas 50,000 10,000 20,000
11.Providing facilities for teaching of
Sanskrit in Secondary Schools 75,000 10,000 1,00,000
12. Grants to State Governments for
promotion of Sanskrit 1,25,000 53,000 1,00,000
13. Grants to State Governments for
increase, in pay-scales of Sanskrit
teachers 1,00,000 1,00,000
14. Publication of Rare Manuscripts 2,00,000 1,00,000 1,50,000
Modern Indian Languages
1. Development of Modem Indian Lan-
guages 16,00,000 9,00,000 12,00,000
80