Annual Report 2019-2020 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 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. Prof. Shahid Akhter Vice Chairman Three MPs (Two Lok Sabha and One 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. Mr. 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. Mr. Mohd. Mazahir Khan Member xxvi. Mr. Mohd. Faruq Shaikh Member xxvii. Ms. 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. Prof. 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 Member viii. Mr. Mohd. Mazahir Khan ix. Ms. Syed Shahazadi Member x. Director, NCPUL Member Secretary 3 2.3 Finance Committee : i. Prof. Shahid Akhter Chairman ii. Prof. Muzaffer Ali (Shahmiri) Member iii. Dr. (Mrs.) Qudsia Qureshi Member iv. Mr. Mohd. Mazahir Khan Member v. Joint Secretary (Languages) Member vi. Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor Member vii. Director, NCPUL Member Secretary 3. BUDGET 2019-2020: During the financial year 2019-2020, NCPUL received a grant of Rs. 8400.00 lakhs which includes Rs. 600.00 lakhs of NE Region from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, and generated an internal income of Rs.650.00 lakhs which has been utilized for various approved Urdu promotion programmes in furtherance of objectives enshrined in the Memorandum of Association. Budget 10000 9000 Grant-in-Aid(a) 8000 7000 6000 5000 Internal Resource 4000 Generation(b) 3000 2000 Total(a+b) Rupees in lakhs 1000 0 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 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 2018-19 has been conducted by the Director General of Audit, Central Expenditure, New Delhi. The audited accounts together with the audit certificate for the year 2018-19 received in the Council have been submitted to the Ministry for placing in both the Houses of Parliament. 4 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 01.04.2019 to 31.03.2020, no meeting of General Body of the Council held. The two meetings of Executive Board held on 02.05.2019 and 01.10.2019. Two meetings of Finance Committee held on 25.07.2019 and 07.02.2020. Meeting of the Executive Board Chaired by Hon’ble HRM 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. Computer Applications, Business Accounting and Multilingual DTP Centres 600 536 511 531 528 500 455 400 300 200 100 0 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 No. CABA-MDTP Centres 5 5.1.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPUTER One of the significant initiatives of the Council has APPLICATIONS, BUSINESS been the transformation of the Urdu speaking ACCOUNTING AND MULTILINGUAL DTP CENTRES population into part of the employable technological (CABA-MDTP) workforce in the emerging information technological scenario and the penetration of 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. The course has recognition from National Skill Development Agency, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India. Till date 241693 students including 101072 girls have been awarded Diploma under this Scheme. Students of CABA MDTP Centre During the year 2019-20, 31358 students including 12544 girl students have been admitted in July and January sessions to pursue this course. As per information received from all Centres, most of the students including girls acquiring diploma in CABA- MDTP Centres get employment locally in private sector and educational institutions and other self employed and running computer based centres/institutions. 6 Physical Target Target Achieved Old New Total Old New Total Main - 320 40 360 Main - 310* 39 349 Accr - 208 Nil 208 Accr - 187** Nil 187 Total 528 40 568 Total 497 39 536 (*8 centres phased out & 2 Main centres closed due to poor performance) (**21 phased out centres have been closed) Students 31358 Students 31358 (including 12544 girls) Faculty 1234 Faculty 1234 (Annexure-I) * Financial Target Target Achieved Rs. 3800.00 lakh Rs. 3 790.33 lakh 5.1.2 CALLIGRAPHY AND GRAPHIC To preserve and promote traditional calligraphy, a rich DESIGN CENTRES (CGDC) 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. Students of Calligraphy & Graphic Design Centres Physical Target Target Achieved Old New Total Old New Total Centres 69 5 74 69 5 74 Students 3425 3675 (including 2050 girls) Faculties/Attnd. 222 222 (Annexure-II) Financial Target Target Achieved Rs. 193.00 lakh Rs. 192.85 lakh 7 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 of the select Urdu promotion country, NCPUL approved financial assistance to activities. voluntary and other organizations to hold 146 seminars and 60 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. Physcial Target Target Achieved 146 VO.s/Seminars 146 VOs Seminars 60 College Lectures 60 College Lectures (Annexure-III & IV) Financial Target Target Achieved Rs. 131.00 lakh Rs. 130.55 lakh 5.2.2 Bulk Purchase of Books To encourage writing of valuable books by bonafide Author/Editor/Translator etc.