Annual Report 2013-2014 1. MISSION STATEMENT National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) started its academic and administrative operations during IX Plan w.e.f. 01.04.1996. NCPUL was declared a national Nodal Agency for promotion of Urdu in the country and recognized as an important autonomous organization of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India devoted to promotion of Urdu language and mainstreaming of Urdu education. NCPUL has been given the role of networking of Urdu organizations throughout the country so as the policies of the Government could be implemented in all Urdu speaking areas of the country. For past few years NCPUL has emerged as an effective coordination mechanism for promotion of Urdu language and Urdu medium education in India. During the course of discharging its responsibilities, NCPUL has been assigned the additional responsibility of promotion of Arabic & Persian languages which have played an important role in the development of composite culture of India. The broad goals of the Council are as under:- 1) To promote, develop and propagate Urdu language. 2) To take action for making available in Urdu language, the knowledge of scientific and technological development as well as knowledge of ideas evolved in the modern context. 3) To advise the Government of India on issues connected with Urdu language and having bearing on education as may be referred to it. 4) To undertake any other activity for the promotion of Urdu language as may be deemed fit by the Council. 2. COMPOSITION: NCPUL has been registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act 1860. The Government of India re-constituted the Council on 13th June, 2011 for a period of three years or until further orders whichever is earlier. The composition is as follows: 2.1 The Council i. Minister for Human Resource Development Chairman ii. Prof. Wasim Barelvi Vice Chairaman Three MPs (Two Lok Sabha and One Rajya Sabha): iii. Shri Zafar Ali Naqvi, MP (Lok Sabha) Member iv. Shri Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, MP (Lok Sabha) Member v. Shri Javed Akhtar, MP (Rajya Sabha) Member Representatives of Urdu Voluntary Organizations: vi. Shri P.A. Inamdar, Pune Member vii. Dr. Muhammed Abdul Hakim Azhari, Kozhikode Member viii. Prof. Mohd. Halim Khan, Indore Member ix. Shri Feroz Bakht Ahmad, New Delhi Member Urdu Scholars: x. Prof. Akhtar-ul-Wasey, New Delhi Member xi. Shri Qari Mohd. Mian Mazhari, New Delhi Member xii. Prof. Sohail Ahmad Khan, Patna Member xiii. Prof. Fozail Ahmad Qadri, Meghalaya Member xiv. Shri Syed Muhammad Ashraf, New Delhi Member xv. Prof. Aziz Ahmad Siddiqui, New Delhi Member Prominent Public men interested in Urdu: xvi. Shri Usman Ghani Rizvi, Jamnagar Member xvii. Shri Hafiz Matloob Karim, Delhi Member xviii. Shri Farid Ahmed, Delhi Member xix. Shri M. Farooq Engineer, Delhi Member xx. Shri Syed Parvez, Delhi Member xxi. Dr. S. N Pathan, Nagpur Member xxii. Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities or his Member representative 2 Representatives of Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education : xxiii. Joint Secretary (Languages), MHRD Member xxiv. Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, MHRD Member One Representative each of four State/UTs having substantial Urdu speaking population xxv. Shri Syed Vicaruddin, Hyderabad Member xxvi. Shri Sheikh Alimuddin Asadi, Delhi Member xxvii. Shri Mohammed Obaid ullah Shareiff, Bangalore Member xxviii. Shri Ghulam Nabi Khayal, Srinagar Member xxix. Chairman, Commission for Scientific and Technical Member Terminology, New Delhi. xxx. Director, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore Member xxxi. Director, Central Hindi Directorate, New Delhi Member xxxii. Director, Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra Member xxxiii. Director, National Council for Educational Research Member and Training, New Delhi xxxiv. Nominee of University Grants Commission Member xxxv. Nominee of Indian Council for Cultural Relation Member xxxvi. Representative of Ministry of Law Member xxxvii. Chairman, National Book Trust, New Delhi Member xxxviii. Chairman, Sahitya Academy, New Delhi Member xxxix. Director General, Doordarshan, New Delhi Member Special Invitee: xxxx. Dr. P.K Hussain Madavoor, Kerala Special Invitee xxxxi. Prof. Ali Kutty Musliar, Kerala Special Invitee xxxxii. Jb. Maulana Wali Rahmani, Bihar Special Invitee xxxxiii Dr. Zahir I. Kazi, Mumbai Special Invitee xxxxiv Dr. Mohd. Khalid Sheikh, Mumbai Special Invitee xxxxv Shri Khalid Anwar, Delhi Special Invitee 3 2.2 Executive Board : i. Minister of Human Resource Development Chairman ii. Prof. Wasim Barelvi Vice Chairman iii. Joint Secretary (Languages), MHRD Member Department of Higher Education iv. Financial Adviser, MHRD Member Department of Higher Education v. Dr. Muhammed Abdul Hakim Azhari Member vi. Prof. Akhtar-ul-Wasey Member vii. Shri Zafar Ali Naqvi Member viii. Shri Syed Vicaruddin Member ix. Shri Sheikh Alimuddin Asadi Member x. Dr. P.K. Hussain Madavoor Special Invitee xi. Prof. Ali Kutty Musliar Special Invitee xii. Dr. Zahir I. Kazi Special Invitee xiii. Dr. Mohd. Khalid Sheikh Special Invitee xiv. Director, NCPUL Convener 2.3 Finance Committee : i. Prof. Wasim Barelvi, Vice Chairman, NCPUL, Chairman ii. Shri P.A. Inamdar iii. Joint Secretary (Languages), MHRD Member Department of Higher Education iv. Financial Adviser, MHRD Member Department of Higher Education v. Shri Qari Mohd. Mian Mazhari Member vi. Shri Syed Muhammad Ashraf Member vii. Prof. Akhtar-ul-Wasey Special Invitee viii. Shri Sheikh Alimuddin Asadi Special Invitee ix. Jb. Maulana Wali Rahmani Special Invitee x. Shri Khalid Anwar Special Invitee xi. Director, NCPUL Convener 4 3. BUDGET 2013-2014: During the financial year 2013-2014, NCPUL received a grant of Rs. 5999.86/- lakhs which includes Rs. 500.00/- lakhs of NE Region from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, and generated an internal income of Rs. 397.00/- lakhs which has been utilized for various approved Urdu promotion programmes in furtherance of objectives enshrined in the Memorandum of Association. Budget 7000 6000 Grant-in-Aid(a) 5000 4000 Internal Resource 3000 Generation(b) 2000 Rupees in lakhs in Rupees 1000 Total(a+b) 0 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Expenditure Year 3.1 AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS : As per Memorandum of Association and Rules of the Council, the accounts of the NCPUL are to be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The audit of accounts of the Council for the year 2012-2013 has been conducted by the Director General of Audit, Central Expenditure, New Delhi. The audited accounts together with the audit certificate for the year 2012-2013, received in the Council have been submitted on 10th December, 2013 by the Ministry for placing in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. 5 4. MEETINGS : To gear up the academic and administrative operations and bring these in line with the objectives as mentioned in the Memorandum of Association, various statutory bodies of NCPUL had their sessions and laid down the working agenda of the Council. During the period from 1.4.2013 to 31.3.2014, NCPUL held one meeting of General Body of the Council on 08.01.2014, three meetings of Executive Board on 25.06.2013, 22.10.2013 and 26.03.2014; and four meetings of Finance Committee on 24.06.2013, 03.08.2013, 21.10.2013, and 26.03.2014 respectively. 5. ANNUAL ACTIVITIES 5.1 TECHNICAL EDUCATION To link Urdu language to the knowledge of scientific and technological development and the knowledge of ideas evolved in the modern context, NCPUL runs certain technical courses like Computer Application, Business Accounting & Multilingual-DTP (CABA-MDTP) Course and Calligraphy and Graphic Design course through approved agencies. CABA MDTP CENTRES No. of CABA-MDTP Centres 500 468 450 425 398 400 356 357 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 6 5.1.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF One of the significant initiatives of the Council has been the COMPUTER transformation of the Urdu speaking population into part of APPLICATIONS, BUSINESS ACCOUNTING the employable technological workforce in the emerging AND MULTILINGUAL DTP information technological scenario and the penetration of CENTRES (CABA-MDTP) computer education to the grass root level. NCPUL launched one year course „Diploma in Computer Applications, Business Accounting and Multilingual DTP‟ across the country. Transfer of information technology to language and making Urdu speaking boys' and girls' part of employable technological work force of India, the Council establishes Computer Applications, Business Accounting and Multilingual DTP Centres (CABA MDTP) across the country. Till date 126524 students including 51059 girls have been awarded Diploma under this Scheme. During the year 2013-14, 24610 students including 9088 girl students have been admitted in July and January sessions to pursue this course. As per information received from all Centres, approximately 12814 students including 5123 girls have got employment locally in private sector and educational institutions and other self employed and running computer based centres/institutions. Physical Target Target Achieved Old New Total Old New Total Main - 277 45 322 Main - 277 45 322 Accr - 146 146 Accr - 146 146 Total 423 45 468 Total 423 45* 468 Students 24610 Students 24610** (including 9088 girls) (Annexure I* & II**) Financial Target Target Achieved Rs. 2524.00 lakh Rs. 2524.22 lakh 5.1.2 CALLIGRAPHY AND To preserve and promote traditional calligraphy, a rich GRAPHIC DESIGN heritage of India and dovetailing it with the modern graphic CENTRES (CGDC) design so as employment and entrepreneurship is created, the Council sets up Calligraphy & Graphic Design Centres. Physical Target Target Achieved Existing Centres - 45 Existing Centres - 45 New Centres - 08 New Centres - 08* Students - 1301 Students - 1301** (including 640 girls) (Annexure III* & IV**) Financial Target Target Achieved Rs. 73.00 lakh Rs. 72.75 lakh 7 5.2 GRANT-IN-AID URDU The NCPUL provides financial assistance to various NGOs towards select activities for promotion of Urdu.