TAMIL DEVELOPMENT-CULTURE AND RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT TAMIL DEVELOPMENT-CULTURE POLICY NOTE 2005 - 2006 “We should spread the delightful and sweetness of Tamil throughout the World” -- Bharathiyar “ We should enrich our Tamil like an Ocean” -- Bharathidasan A language is not only an instrument of expression of our thought; but it is also a symbol of human civilization. The people express their Wisdom, Civilization and Culture through their language only. According to the Tamil Exponent Devaneyappavanar, “Language is one among the treasures of the nation; it is very hard to live comfortably and in a civilized manner without the help of a language and that the knowledge gained by the tireless efforts of our ancestors are being cherished only through their language”. The extent of adoration, the language enjoys, will be the level of pride of those, who speak that language. There is no “Superiority or Inferiority” among languages. The language of particular person stood high by himself. That is why, people living all over the world hails their language as “Mother-Tongue”. Perarignar Anna has guided us for the development of Tamil saying that “no other merit is required for a language to compensate its merit of “Mother-Tongue”. However, Tamil language is acclaimed not only because it is our Mother-Tongue, but it is a treasure- trove of literature and that it is our duty to preserve it and to make refinement to improve the richness of the language”. No language could have been a grown language in the beginning itself. It is the duty of those people speaking that language to make it flourish. Then only that language will become alive, popular and flourish further. The Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu held the historic Eighth World Tamil Conference in 1995 in the famous Thanjavur Town, in a grand manner, to make the greatness of Tamil known to the world. In that conference, she has declared that - “At the end of the Fifth World Tamil Conference held in 1981, Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. emphatically declared ‘Tamil everywhere and Tamil in every Sphere’. I have great pleasure and feel proud in introducing a rousing slogan viz. ‛Tamil Today and Tamil for ever’ with a view to stabilize the new dimension and impetus, this Eighth World Tamil Conference has given to Tamil development and to make it known that Tamil in Science too and Tamil in all” that apart, “If any language fails to accept new changes, then the effects will reduce the enrichment of that language. If the language wants to change as an enriched language and stand firm for ever, that language should develop with the contents of sustained tradition and growing novelties”. By mentioning that she clearly shows the exact path for the development of the language. With the guidance of the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, the Tamil Development and Culture department has been doing yeomen service. This department has been taking sustained efforts for the multi-faceted development of Tamil and exhileration of Tamil culture. The details of Offices, Institutions and Organisations of this department engaged in the development of Tamil language, preservation and study of traditional heritage and promotion of Contemporary Arts are given below:- DEVELOPMENT OF TAMIL LANGUAGE 1. Directorate of Tamil Development 2. Translation Wing 3. International Institute of Tamil Studies 4. Tamil University, Thanjavur 5. Directorate of Tamil Etymological Dictionary Project PRESERVATION AND STUDY OF TRADITIONAL HERITAGE 6. Archaeology 7. Museums PROMOTION OF PERFORMING ARTS AND CULTURE 8. Directorate of Art and Culture 9. Regional Cultural Centres 10. Government Music Colleges and Music Schools 11. Government Colleges of Fine Arts 12. Government College of Architecture and Sculpture 13. Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram 14. Tamil Nadu Ovia Nunkalai Kuzhu 15. Tamil Nadu Jawahar Siruvar Manram BUDGET ESTIMATE FOR 2005 - 2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Head of Account Plan Non Plan Total (1) (2) (3) (4) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Rupees in Thousands) REVENUE SECTION 2059 PUBLIC WORKS 01 Office Buildings - - - - - - 053 Maintenance and Repairs - - 68,93 68,93 2202 GENERAL EDUCATION 03 University and Higher Education - - - - - - 102 Assistance to Universities - - 4,25,00 4,25,00 05 LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT 001 Direction and Administration 17,54 2,56,12 2,73,66 102 Promotion of Modern Indian Languages and Literature 2 54,00 54,02 800 Other Expenditure 44,83 9,01,48 9,46,31 2205. 00 ART AND CULTURE 001 Direction and Administration 2,50 61,66 64,16 101 Fine Arts Education 2,55,86 3,75,06 6,30,92 102 Promotion of Arts and Culture 68,94 3,26,39 3,95,33 103 Archaeology 46,04 2,76,64 3,22,68 105 Public Libraries 1,27 33,74 35,01 107 Museums 16,53 3,68,95 3,85,48 2251. 00 SECRETARIAT - SOCIAL SERVICES 090 Secretariat - - 2,37,16 2,37,16 CAPITAL SECTION 4202 CAPITAL OUTLAY ON EDUCATION, SPORTS, ART AND CULTURE 04 Art and Culture - - - - - - 101 Fine Arts Education - - - - - - 053 Museums 40,00 - - 40,00 VI Schemes shared between State and Centre 62,50 - - 62,50 TOTAL - NET DEMAND Add: Recoveries - - - - - - ----------------------------------------------------- DEMAND NO. 44 5,56,03 33,85,13 39,41,16 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW SCHEMES FOR THE YEAR 2005-2006 Sl.No. Description of the Schemes Cost in 2005-2006 Total Recurring Expenditure Expenditure Expenditure Non recurring (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (Rupees in Lakhs) Secretariat -Tamil Development-Culture & Religious Endowments Department Non Plan 1. Computerisation of Secretariat Department of 0.00 7.50 7.50 Tamil Development-Culture and Religious Endowments. Directorate of Art & Culture Non Plan 2. Repair and Maintenance of building of 0.00 5.00 5.00 Government College of Fine Arts, Kumbakonam. Schemes in the Tenth Five Year Plan 3. Purchase of Photo Copier machine for 0.00 2.00 2.00 Regional Cultural Centres in Tirunelveli and Salem districts. 4. Purchase of Computers for Government Music 0.00 1.50 1.50 Colleges at Madurai, Coimbatore and Thiruvaiyaru. 5. Construction of class room buildings for 0.00 25.00 25.00 Government Music College, Thiruvaiyaru. 6. Establishment of Audio Video Library at 0.00 2.00 2.00 Government Music Colleges, Madurai and Coimbatore. 7. Purchase of musical instruments for 0.00 4.00 4.00 Government Music Colleges at Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore and Thiruvaiyaru. 8. Purchase of iron almirah to keep musical 0.00 2.50 2.50 instruments. 9. Creation of Audio Video Library in Government 0.00 8.50 8.50 District Music Schools. 10. Purchase of Computers to 17 Government 0.00 8.50 8.50 District Music schools. 11. Purchase of musical instruments for 8 0.00 8.00 8.00 Government District Music Schools. 12. Organising Students Art Exhibition. 1.00 0.00 1.00 13. Purchase of 2 Numbers of Liquid Crystal 0.00 4.00 4.00 Display Projectors. 14. Purchase of Computers and Accessories. 0.00 5.00 5.00 15. Creation of Audio Video Library in the 0.00 2.00 2.00 Government College of Architecture and Sculpture, Mamallapuram. 16. Establishment of Computer centre and 0.00 5.00 5.00 purchase of computers. Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram Schemes in the Tenth Five Year Plan 17. Completion of Art Gallery in the premises of 0.00 10.00 10.00 Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram. 18 Appointment of One Security Guard on contract 0.36 0.00 0.36 basis. 19 Conducting young artists camp at Tamil Nadu 0.00 1.00 1.00 Ovia Nunkalai Kuzhu. 20. Conducting summer camps at Chennai and 3.00 0.00 3.00 Regional Centres (5 Camps). 21. Purchase of Photo Copier and fax machine for 0.00 1.00 1.00 Jawahar Bal Bhavan. 22. Production and Staging of Dance Dramas on 0.00 1.00 1.00 the rare and important scenes in Tamil Literature. Department of Archaeology Schemes in the Tenth Five Year Plan 23 Conservation of Monuments. 0.00 20.00 20.00 24 Excavation of historical sites at Marakkanam in 0.00 5.00 5.00 Villupuram district and Parikulam in Tiruvallur district. 25 Improvement of Archaeological Museum at 0.00 1.00 1.00 Gangaikonda Cholapuram. 26 Publication of Guide Books of Gangaikonda 0.00 0.50 0.50 Cholapuram and Poondi Museums. 27 Printing of unpublished manuscripts of 0.00 0.67 0.67 Government Oriental Manuscripts Library and Research Centre. 28 Purchase of Computer to Government Oriental 0.00 0.60 0.60 Manuscript Library and Research Centre. 29 Purchase of Computer along with table and 0.00 0.70 0.70 chair for the Regional Office at Thanjavur. 30 Publication of monograph 2 Numbers viz. 0.00 0.50 0.50 Thiruchendurai, Alagarkoil. 31 Preservation of estampages at Ooty by 0.00 1.00 1.00 digitization. 32 Publication of Archaeological guides of Madurai 0.00 0.80 0.80 & Dharmapuri districts. 33 Publication of Research Monographs on 0.00 1.50 1.50 1. Tamil Brahmi Inscriptions, 2. Select Inscriptions of Tamil Nadu. 34 Copying of Inscriptions by recruiting trained 0.00 5.00 5.00 unemployed students of Institute of Epigraphy of this department. Government Museums Schemes in the Tenth Five Year Plan 35. Renovation of Anthropology building and refurbishment of its Galleries. 0.00 40.00 40.00 36. Improving the Galleries in 5 district Museums (Vellore, Salem, Madurai, Kanniyakumari and 0.00 10.00 10.00 Tirunelveli). 37. Printing and re-printing of new and old Museum publications, picture post cards etc. 0.00 5.00 5.00 Directorate of Tamil Development Non Plan 38 Purchase of furniture for the Directorate.