PLANNING COMMISSION ORDER CONSTITUTING THE WORKING GROUP AND ITS TERMS OF REFERENCE
No. M- 12015/9/95-Edn
Government of India (Bharat Sarkar)
Planning Commission (Yojana Ayog)
Education Division (Shiksha Prabhag)
Yojana Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001
dated, February 5, 1996.
ORDER
Subject : Constitution of the Working Group on Language Develop-
ment and Book Promotion for the formulation of Ninth
Five Year Plan (1997-2002)
In the context of the formulation of Ninth Five Year Plan (1997-2002) it has been decided to set up a Working Group on Language Development and Book Promotion.
2. The composition of the Working Group may be seen in Annexure- I
3. The Terms of Reference of the Working Group will be as in Annexure- II.
4. The Chairman of the Working Group, if deemed necessary may constitute sub-groups and/ or co-opt additional members. However, convener of the Working Group concurrently keep Education Division of the Planning commission informed about the same.
5. Name of representative of the Ministry/Organisation/Department may be communicated to the Chairman of the Working Group.
6. The Working Group will submit its report by 31st, April, 1996.
7. The expenditure on TA/DA etc. of official members in connection with the meetings of the Working Group will be borne by the Parent Department/Ministry/Organisations to which the member belongs. Non- official Members will be, entitled to TA/DA as admissible to Grade- I officers of the Government of India and this expenditure will be borne by the Convener Department.
GURJOT KAU
Director (Administration)
copy to:
Chairman and Members of the Working Group on Language Development and Book Promotion.
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Copy also to
1. P.S. to Dy. Chairman, Plg. Commission
2. P.S. to MOS (P&PI)
3. P.Ss. to all Members, P1g. Commission
4. P.S. to Member-Secy Plg. Commission
5. P.S. to Spl. Secretary, Plg. Commission
6. P.S. to Secretary (Expdr.). Dept. of Expenditure,
Ministry of Finance, North Block, Now Delhi.
7. P.S. to Secretary (Home), Dept. of Homo, Ministry of
Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi.
8. All Heads of Divisions, Plg. Commission
9. IFA Unit, Pig. Commission.
10. Admn./Accounts/Gen. Branches, Plg. Commission
11. Under Secretary (Admn.), Plg. Commission
12. Information officer, Pig. Commission
13. Library, Plg. Commission
i4. P.C. Division, Plg. Commission
15. P.S. to Director (Admn.). Plg. Commission.
( GURJOT KAUR )
Director (Administration)
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Working Group on Language Development & Book Promotion
1. Prof. Sukumar Azhicode, Chairman
Chairman, National Book Trust,
New Delhi.
2. Prof. U.R. Anantha Murthy, Member
President,Sahitya Akademy
New Delhi.
3. Prof. Vachaspati Upadhyay "
Vice-Chancellor,Rashtriya
Sanskrit Vidyalaya New Delhi
4. Shri S.B. Raghuynathacharya, "
Vice-Chancellor,Rashtriya Sanskrit
Vidyapeeth, Tirupati.
5 Prof. Shehryar "
Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh.
6. Dr. Mahavir Saran Jain, "
Director,Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra.
7 Dr. Ganga Prasad Vimal, "
Director Central Hindi Directorate,
New Delhi
8. Dr. Nita Nand Tewari, "
Professor,
Department of Hindi,
University of Delhi.
9. Prof. Laxmi Tatacharya, "
Director Academy of Sanskrit
Research Melkote
Karnataka
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10 Prof S.K. Verma "
Director,
Central Institute of English & Foreign
Languages,
Hydrabad.
11. Director Member
Bureau for Promotion of Urdu
west Block I
R. K. Puram
New Delhi.
12. Prof. I.N. Choudury "
Secretary Sahitya
Academy Rabindra Bhavan
New Delhi
13. Dr. S.K. Mahapatra "
C-1/37,Pandara Park
New Delhi 110 001.
14. Prof. P.S. Saklani "
Chairman,Commission for
Scientific Technical
Terminology
Block 8, R.K. Puram
New Delhi.
15. Dr. Kartar Singh Duggal "
P-7 Hauz khas Enclave
New Delhi 110 016
16. Director "
Central Institute of Indian Languages "
Manas Gangotri Mysore.
17. Shri N. Gopalaswami, "
Advisor (Edn) Planning Commission New Delhi.
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18. Prof. B. Ramakrishna Reddy, "
Dean,School of Languages Development,
Telugu University,
Hyderabad.
19. Mrs. Mahasheweta Devi "
18A, Ballyganj Station Road
Calcutta - 700 019
20. Mrs. Fundanika Kapadia "
Nandigram Tal. Valsad, District
Valsad (Gujarat)
21. Siva Sankari "
7, First Link Street
Karpagam Gardens
Adayar
Madras - 600 020
22. Sujatha Kumari "
`VARADA' 13/507, Nandavanam
Tiruvanathapuram-33
(Kerala)
23. Shri Dilip Chitre "
28-29 D Mountain View Coop.
Housing Society Shivaji
Housing Society
Pune - 411 053
24. Joint Secretary (Languages)
Department of Education
Ministry of Human Resource Dev.
Shastri Bhawan
New Delhi Member-Convenor
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Terms of Reference of Working Group on Language Development and Book Promotion- Ninth Five Year Plan
1. To review the present status of language development and book promotion and to provide a focus for the, development perspective for this sector for the 9th Plan.
2. To make suggestions for the future direction of the programmes in this sector including their expansion and qualitative Upgradation in terms of standards, facilities and attainments and with special reference to the backward regions/districts and weaker sections.
3. To suggest measures for the utilisation of the modern computer and communication technologies in the development and future direction of this sector.
4. To examine critically
(i) resource requirement under different activities/programmes in this sector;
(ii) suggest measures for involving the community/NGO for the effective implementation of the programmes in this sector; and
(iii) the strategy for involving the Panchayati Raj Institutions for the village, taluka/block and district levels and the municipal bodies in the urban areas, with a view to achieving the goals set for language development and book promotion.
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LIST OF MEMBERS CO-OPTED ON THE SUB-GROUPS OF THE WORKING
GROUP ON LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND BOOK PROMOTION
Sl. Name Sub-Group
No.
1. Dr. K.K. Mishra, Sanskrit
Director,
Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan,
New Delhi.
2. Sh. Hakim Abdul Hameed, Madrasa Education
25, Kautilya Marg,
New Delhi.
3. Sh. Syed Hamid, -do-
Jamia Mumdard Companies,
Sangam. Vihar,
Tugklabad,
New Delhi.
4. Prof. Hemant Durbari, Language Technology
Prof. Coordinator, Computer Assisted
C-DAC, Pune University Campus,
Ganesh Khind,
Pune- 411 007.
5. Sh. Arvind Kumar, Copyright and Book
Director, Promotion
National Book Trust,
A-5, Green Park,
New Delhi.
6. Sh. D.N. Malhotra, do -
30, Jor Bagh,
New Delhi- 110 003.
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