Annual Report 2018-2019
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Annual Report 2018-2019 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. 1 2. COMPOSITION: NCPUL has been registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act 1860. The Government of India reconstituted Council on 5th December, 2018 for a period of three years or until further orders. The composition is as follows: 2.1 The Council i. Minister for Human Resource Development Chairman ii. Dr. Shahid Akhter Vice Chairman Three MPs (Two from Lok Sabha and One from Rajya Sabha) Representatives of Urdu Voluntary Organizations: vi. Shri Arshad Shaik Member vii. Shri Jawed Malik Member viii. Shri Iqbal Ahmad Khan Member ix. Ms. Shama Khan Member Urdu Scholars: x. Dr. Naseem Ahmad Naseem Member xi. Dr. (Mrs.) Qudsia Qureshi Member xii. Prof. Muzaffer Ali (Shahmiri) Member xiii. Dr. Zahid Timmapuri Member xiv. Dr. Mohammad Reyaz Ahmed Member xv. Shri Shaikh Firoz Ahmed Member Prominent Public men interested in Urdu: xvi. Shri Mustafa Khan (Advocate) Member xvii. Dr. Shabana Azmi Member xviii. Mohd. Altamash Khan Member xix. Maulana Md. Ziaul Haque Asharfi Member xx. Shri Rafique Ahmed Member xxi. Shri Abdul Sami Bubere Member xxii. Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities or his Member representative Representatives of Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education : xxiii. Joint Secretary (Languages), MHRD Member xxiv. Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor, MHRD Member 2 One Representative each of four State/UTs having substantial Urdu speaking population xxv. Mohd. Mazahir Khan Member xxvi. Mohd. Faruq Shaikh Member xxvii. Smt. Syed Shahazadi Member xxviii. Dr. Nasib Ali 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 and Member 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 xl. Director, NCPUL Member Secretary 2.2 Executive Board : i. Minister of Human Resource Development Chairman ii. Dr. Shahid Akhter Vice Chairman iii. Joint Secretary (Languages), MHRD Member Department of Higher Education iv. Joint Secretary &Financial Adviser, MHRD Member Department of Higher Education v. Shri Jawed Malik Member vi. Prof. Muzaffer Ali (Shahmiri) Member vii. Shri Mustafa Khan (Advocate) Member viii. Smt. Syed Shahazadi Member ix. Director, NCPUL Member Secretary 2.3 Finance Committee : Will be reconstituted on the basis of resolution of the ensuing Executive Board. 3 3. BUDGET 2018-2019: During the financial year 2018-2019, NCPUL received a grant of Rs. 7040.00 lakhs which includes Rs. 410.00 lakhs of NE Region from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, and generated an internal income of Rs. 408.00 lakhs which has been utilized for various approved Urdu promotion programmes in furtherance of objectives enshrined in the Memorandum of Association. 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 2017-2018 has been conducted by the Director General of Audit, Central Expenditure, New Delhi. The audited accounts together with the audit certificate for the year 2017-2018, received in the Council have been submitted to the Ministry for placing in both the Houses of Parliament. 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 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2019, no meeting of General Body of the Council, Executive Board and Finance Committee held due to expiry of tenure of these Committees. 4 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. 5.1.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF One of the significant initiatives of the Council has COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, been the transformation of the Urdu speaking BUSINESS ACCOUNTING AND population into part of the employable MULTILINGUAL DTP CENTRES technological workforce in the emerging (CABA-MDTP) information technological scenario and the penetration of computer education including Urdu software inpage learning to the grass root level. NCPUL launched one year course „Diploma in Computer Applications, Business Accounting and Multilingual DTP‟ across the country. 5 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 210335 students including 88529 girls have been awarded Diploma under this Scheme. Students of CABA MDTP Course During the year 2018-19, 28712 students including 12199 girl students have been admitted in July and January sessions to pursue this course. As per information received from all Centres, approximately 15903 students including 6129 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 - 320 Nil 320 Main - 320 Nil 320 Accr - 208 Nil 208 Accr - 208 Nil 208 Total 528 Nil 528 Total 528 Nil 528 Students 28712 Students 28712 (including 12199 girls) (Annexure-I) Faculty 1170 Faculty 1170 * Financial Target Target Achieved Rs. 3567.00 lakh Rs. 3 566 .97 lakh 6 5.1.2 CALLIGRAPHY AND GRAPHIC To preserve and promote traditional calligraphy, a DESIGN CENTRES (CGDC) rich heritage of India and dovetailing it with the modern graphic design so as employment and entrepreneurship is created, the Council sets up Calligraphy & Graphic Design Centres. Calligraphy & Graphic Design Centres Physical Target Target Achieved Old New Total Old New Total Centres 69 Nil 69 Centres 69 Nil 69 Students 3425 Students 3425 (including 1898 girls) Faculties/Attnd. 207 Faculties/Attnd. 207 (Annexure-II) Financial Target Target Achieved Rs. 198.00 lakh Rs. 197.59 lakh 5.2 GRANT-IN-AID URDU The NCPUL provides financial assistance to various NGOs towards select activities for promotion of Urdu. 5.2.1 Support to organizations for In order to promote Urdu language in various parts select Urdu promotion of the country, NCPUL approved financial activities. assistance to voluntary and other organizations to hold 142 seminars and 56 lectures upto monetary limit Rs. 37,500 for district level, Rs. 75,000 for state level, Rs. 1,50,000 for national level and Rs. 4,50,000 for international or as evaluated by the Committee whichever is less. 7 Physical Target Target Achieved 142 V.O.s/Seminars 142 VOs Seminars 56 College Lectures 56 College Lectures (Annexure-III & IV) Financial Target Target Achieved Rs. 146.00 lakh Rs. 145.76 lakh 5.2.2 Bulk Purchase of Books To encourage writing of valuable books by bonafide Author/Editor/Translator etc. of Urdu language, Council purchases books upto ceiling limit Rs. 30,000 for creative writing, Rs. 45,000 for rest of the books and Rs. 45,000 for periodicals/journals directly from them for free distribution to Urdu Libraries functioning all over India. Physical Target Target Achieved 364 books 364 books approved and 71 journals