Ministry of Education
HRD Minister chairs the Meeting of the Executive Board of the National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language
HRD Minister appreciates the growth in the number of students enrolled for the Sindhi Language learning course from 4307 in 2018-19 to 9680 in 2019-20
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01 OCT 2019 7:06PM by PIB Delhi
Union Minister for Human Resource Development Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ chaired a Meeting of the Executive Board of the National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language to discuss various issues concerning the Council, particularly for the Promotion of Sindhi Language inside and outside the Country today in New Delhi.
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During the meeting, a presentation of the activities of the NCPSL and a Vision Document relating to the activities to be carried out by the Council in the next five years was also explained to the Minister. The HRD Minister emphasized that the grants that are given to the NGOs for the promotion of Sindhi Language should be utilized fully and advised the Members to make random inspections of the NGOs to ensure that the grants issued are utilized in a transparent manner. He also advised the Members of the Council to work together and chart out activities of the Council and see that the message reaches the general public that the Government is committed in the promotion of Sindhi Language.
During the meeting, the HRD Minister desired that effective steps should be taken to utilize the financial grants given for the promotional activities of Sindhi Language judiciously. The Minister appreciated the growth in the number of students enrolled for the Sindhi Language learning course from 4307 in 2018-19 to 9680 in 2019-20.
The Minister also inaugurated the song “KULGEET” of the National Council for promotion of Sindhi Language and released three books in Sindhi Language of the Council. The Council also discussed the spread of Sindhi Language through “Community Radio”. The Vision document and other Agenda items were adopted.
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