APPENDIX A (S) : REPORT ON THE WORK DONE IN CONNECTION WITH THE PREPARATION OF SCIENTIFIC TERMINOLOGY IN HINDI AND PROPAGATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF HINDI.
The Central Advisory Board of Education at its 20th meeting held on the 9th and 10th November, 1953, received a report on the work done in connection with the preparation of Scientific Terminology in Hindi and propagation and development of Hindi, vide item VII of the agenda of that meeting and the Board noted the progress made by the Ministry of Education. Since then the following further progress has been made in this direction.
I. Scientific Terminology in Hindi At present 18 Expert Committees on various science subjects viz., Mathematics , Agriculture, Physics, Botany, Geology, Zoology, Medicines, Social Sciences, Chemistry, Defence Services, Post & Telegraphs, External Affairs, Transport, Railways, Finance, En- gineering, Economics and Romanisation are functioning under the Board of Scientific Terminology. Provisional lists of Technical terms in Hindi for Secondary Schools relating to Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany and Social Sciences were printed and circulated to State Governments, Universities, National Scientific Institutions,
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learned individuals, etc., and the comments received from them were considered by the Board of Scientific Terminology at its fourth" meeting held on 26th February, 1954. The above mentioned lists of Technical terms giving illustrative sentences showing the use of certain terms were finalised and have been recently approved by the Cabinet. It is now proposed to print these lists and put them on sale. The work of preparing technical terms in Hindi in other subjects is in hand. It has been decided to publish textbooks in Hindi on science subjects and popular books (such as `Mathematics for the Million' and `Science for the Citizen') as and when the terms in the subjects are finalised.
II. Propagation of Hindi A sum of Rs. 50,000/- was sanctioned during 1953-54 to the Akhil Bhartiya Hindi Parishad, Agra for implementing the scheme for the propagation of Hindi in the Eastern States of the country. The amount has been paid to the Parishad in two instalments of Rs. 25,000/- each during 1953-54 and 1954-55.
A sum of Rs. 60,000/- was sanctioned during 1953-54 to the Hindustani Culture Society, Allahabad for preparing a Standard English-Hindi Dictionary on the lines of the Concise Oxford Dictionary of current English. Out of this a sum of Rs. 30,000/- has already been paid to the Society and sanction is being issued to pay another instalment of Rs. 15,000/-.
An ad hoc grant of Rs. 6,000/- was paid to the Sansadeeya Hindi Parishad for promotion of Hindi during the year 1953-54.
A sum of Rs. 1,25,000/- has been sanctioned during 1954-55 for the Nagari Pracharini Sabha for bringing out a revised edition of the Standard Hindi Dictionary (Shabd Kosh) and publishing cheap editions of the Hindi classics. The grant is to be paid in five yearly instalments of Rs. 25,000/- each, of which the first instalment has already been paid to the Sabha.
A sum of Rs. 15,000/- has been paid during 1954-55 to the Sahityakar Sansad, Allahabad, for helping meritorious authors in indigent circumstances.
An ad hoc grant of Rs. 2,500/- has been paid during 1954-55 to the Hindi Bhawan, New Delhi.
A grant of Rs. 30,000/- has been sanctioned during 1954-55 for the Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha for the implementation of the three approved items of the scheme viz. (i) Award of prizes for proficiency to school and college going pupils, (ii) supply of books to the libraries of local associations and (iii) Establishing
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a good Central Library at Madras, for the propagation of Hindi in the South which was approved generally by the Hindi Shiksha Samiti at its 4th meeting held on the 19th February, 1954. The amount is to be paid in three equal instalments out of which the first instalment of Rs. 10,000/- has already been paid.
A sum of Rs. 42,000/- has been sanctioned for the Hindi Prachar Sabha, Hyderabad, for the preparation of Hindi/Urdu and Urdu-Hindi dictionaries and histories of Telugu, Marathi, Kannada and Urdu literatures in Hindi, out of which the first instalment of Rs. 10,500/- has been paid.
In connection with the scheme, for awarding prizes for the best Hindi books in original as well as translations into Hindi and Hindi books in children's literature announced in September, 1952 the results of the competition have been announced and a sum of Rs. 24,000/- is being given as prizes to authors of the selected books. The scheme is being (Continued next year and it is proposed to announce prizes worth Rs. 31,000/- under the scheme.
A Basic Hindi Grammar committee has been set up, the convener of which has been entrusted with the work of preparing a draft Hindi Grammar. The manuscript is expected to be received by 31-12-1954 and will be placed before the committee for consideration and approval.
A committee has been set up to consider the standards of Hindi examinations conducted by various organisations in the country and the question of their recognition. A preliminary meeting of this committee was held on the 30th and 31st March 1954. The committee at this meeting prescribed a questionnaire to be circulated to, and filled in by the Hindi organisations concerned. The, information has been received from all organisations and is being tabulated for being placed before a sub-committee set lip for this purpose.
A scheme for preparing dictionary of words common to Hindi and other regional languages was approved for implementation during 1953- 54. The work of collecting common words from 11 selected regional languages has since been completed and these words are now being transliterated into Hindi. Thereafter the lists will be released for printing.
It has been decided to arrange an exhibition of Hindi books and charts etc., in Delhi. In this connection a committee has been set up to formulate a concrete scheme for the purpose. The ex-
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hibition, if successful, will also be sent to other important places in India.
The Hindi classes for teaching Hindi to the non-Hindi knowing Central Government employees in Delhi are at present conducted at eight centres in different localities. In the Hindi Prabodh Exami- nation held in March 1954, 361 candidates appeared of whom 356 were successful. About 320 students have appeared at the third Hindi Prabodh Examination held in November, 1954. The next session of Hindi classes will commence from 1st December, 1954.
The Hindi Library which has been set up in the Hindi Section has now a collection of about 4,000 books and subscribes to nearly 47 periodicals.
The following grants have been given to the State Governments so far during the year 1954-55 as Central Government's contribution towards their approved scheme for the promotion of Hindi under the Five-Year Plan
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(1) Assam 13,992
(2) Bihar 47,520
(3) Bombay 56,562
(4) Coorg 2,244
(5) Madras 2,138
(6) Mysore 7,645
(7) Orissa 17,049
(8) Saurashtra 21,450
(9) Travancore-Cochin 88,440
(10) West Bengal 14,600
Total 2,71,640