Question : PROMOTION OF HINDI LANGUAGE

(a) the financial assistance provided to different States for teaching and promotion of Hindi language during each of the last three years; and

(b) the manner in which the States have utilised the said amount?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (PROF. RITA VERMA)


(a) & (b):
(i) Under the centrally sponsored scheme of the “Appointment & Training of Hindi Teachers in non-Hindi speaking States/Uts, financial assistance was provided in the last three years to various State Governments for the appointment of Hindi teachers in different grades of schools. The details are available at Annexure-I. As per the scheme, the funds were utilized for paying the salaries of appointed teachers and for the construction of a Hindi training college ( in Aizawl, Mizoram ).


(ii) In addition, the Central Hindi Directorate (CHD), a subordinate office of this Department, provides funds to different NGOs located in various States for the promotion and development of Hindi. These funds are not given directly to the State Governments. The State-wise distribution of funds to NGOs during the last three years may be seen at Annexure-II. These funds are utilized for organizing Hindi classes, seminars, shorthand and typing classes, conducting declamation and debate competitions and for the purchase of books etc. for libraries.



(iii) Also, the Commission for Scientific & Technical Terminology (CSTT), a subordinate office of this Department, provides funds to the Hindi Granth Academies and University Cells of different state Governments to publish and promote the production of University level technical books in Hindi and other Indian Languages. This is done with a view to encourage the use of the Indian languages as mediums of instructions at the higher levels of education. Details of grants given in the last three years for the promotion of textbooks in Hindi are available at Annexure-III.



ANNEXURE –I

IT IS ANNEXED TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1254 FOR 23.7.2002 REGARDING PROMOTION OF HINDI LANGUAGE ASKED BY SHRI RAMANAND SINGH

GRANTS RELEASED TO STATES/UTS DURING THE LAST THREE FINANCIAL YEARS IN RESPECT OF THE SCHEME OF “APPOINTMENT & TRAINING OF HINDI TEACHERS” FOR PROVIDING SALARIES, AND FOR ESTABLISHING HINDI TEACHERS` TRAINING COLLEGE IN NON-HINDI SPEAKING STATES/UTS.

( Rs. in lakhs )
Sr. Name of the 1999- 2000-2001 2001-2002
No. State/Uts 2000
1. Assam 428.30 538.40 

2. Arunachal Pradesh 48.50 151.86

3. Mizoram 145.21 288.09 336.17
4 Manipur 100.00 133.62

5. Karnataka 416.49 378.35
Total Rs. 990.00 974.99 1000.00

( Rs. In lakhs )
Sr. Name of the State 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002
No.

1. Assam 37.13 56.45 57.29

2. Manipur 7.75 12.79 12.29

3. Meghalaya 1.42 2.23 2.10

4. Mizoram 1.39 3.53 2.51

5. Nagaland 0.45 0.31 2.37
6. Andhra Pradesh 24.21 38.64 35.80

7 Karnataka 69.64 98.63 96.13

8. Kerala 23.43 36.33 35.19

9. Tamilnadu 61.35 65.64 67.63
10 West Bengal 6.01 8.07 8.04
11. Orissa 3.55 4.73 5.56
12. Maharashtra 21.37 38.03 32.42
13. Goa 3.93 5.34 4.99
14 Gujarat 2.98 4.19 3.38
15 Punjab 0.30 0.30 0.35
16. Tripura 0.40
17. Pondicherry 0.80 1.00 1.00
18. Delhi 13.58 16.38 13.48
19. Uttar Pradesh 3.45 5.36 3.19
20. Bihar/Jharkhand 3.66 5.05 3.66
21. Rajasthan 0.31 0.35
22 Madhya Pradesh 0.40
Total Rs. 286.71 403.00 388.53

( Rs. in lakhs )
Sr. Name of the Hindi Granth 1999- 2000- 2001-
No. Academy/University Cell 2000 2001 2002
1. Rajasthan Hindi Granth Academy, 1.00 5.00
Govt. of Rajasthan

2. Bihar Hindi Granth Academy, 2.50 8.00 11.00
Govt. of Bihar

3. Delhi University, Govt. of 2.00 6.00 5.00
Delhi

4. Madhya Pradesh Hindi Granth 1.00 5.00 5.00
Academy, Govt. of Madhya
Pradesh

5. Govind Vallabh Pant 2.00 4.00 5.00
Agricultural University,
pantnagar, Uttaranchal
6. Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan 2.00

(Lucknow), Uttar Pradesh

7 Haryana Agricultral University 5.00 

(Hissar), Haryana
Total Rs. 8.50 28.00 33.00