New Delhi: To mark the government’s Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) commemorating 75 years of India’s independence, the Centre has asked the country’s universities to translate their learning material and literature into all Indian languages.
The Centre has asked the universities to chalk out plans with a timeline by November 20. A letter has been sent to them from University Grants Commission (UGC) secretary Rajnish Jain on November 2.
The letter is a follow-up to the decision made during a meeting chaired by Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on August 31. The meeting was to review the events being planned by his ministry under AKAM.
“One of the actionable plans identified under the ongoing celebration was to translate the existing learning material and literature in all Indian languages. It has also been recommended by the national education policy (NEP) 2020,” a senior official wishing to remain anonymous was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.
The letter addressed to the varsity vice-chancellors, including central and state universities and private universities, directed them to come up with a plan and timeline and send it to the UGC by November 20.
“As you are aware, the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 also emphasises on expanding India’s translation and interpretation efforts in order to make high quality learning materials and other important written and spoken material available to the public in various Indian languages. Such an activity would give students and faculty both a sense of unity and the beautiful cultural heritage and diversity of India,” the letter read.
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