Panel to supervise implementation of Punjabi language

 by Punjabnewswire4u (Balbir)
CHANDIGARH, OCT 4
The Punjab Government today announced state level empowered committee to inspect and ensure proper implementation of Punjabi language in all the offices of state government including
boards, corporations, subordinate courts and all types of educational institutions under the Punjab State Language (amended) Act (PSLA)-2008 and the Punjab, Punjabi and Learning of other Languages Act-2008 in the State as well as at State headquarters.
Stating this, a spokesman of the Education and Languages Department Punjab said that a state language committee comprising 16 members, have been constituted under section 8-A of the PLSA to ensure proper
implementation of mother tongue as an official language and compulsory teaching as a subject upto class 10th. "From this year the Punjab Government has decided to pay Rs 1,000  per meeting as an honorarium
and travelling allowance as admissible to Group 'A' officers, to all non-official members of the committee" he added.
He informed that as per the notification issued, Dr. Upinderjit Kaur Education and Languages Minister Punjab would be the Chairperson. Media Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab or his nominated representative, Advocate General Punjab or his representative, Principal Secretaries of Higher Education and School Education and Legal Remembrancer-cum-Secretary would be its permanent members, he
added.
Besides this, Mrs Rajinder Kaur Bhattal leader of opposition and ex-Chief Minister, S. Manpreet Singh Badal Finanace and Planning Minister, S. Navjot Singh Sidhu MP and noted poet Sh Surjit Patar have
been nominated as public representatives. Mr. Bajit Singh Brar Executive Editor Aj Di Awaj, Mr. Ritesh Lakhi Editor-in-Chief  PTC News and Mr. Davinder Singh Kohli from Chardhikala have been inducted as
media representatives. Mr. Gurbhajan Singh Gill President Punjabi Sahit Academy Ludhiana and Dr. Dalip Kaur Tiwana noted writer have been selected as members among the writers. Director Languages Department would be the convener of this committee, he added.
He further said that the apex committee would meet at least once in six months and the term of this committee would be for one year from the date of its notification. "The state committee would inspect and
review the advancement made in proper use of Punjabi in all the government offices including PSUs, Boards, Local Bodies, offices of all types of educational institutions like schools, colleges and universities in the various districts and at state headquarters.
Besides this, the empowered committee could direct the respective administrative departments to penalise the offending officers/officials if found any under the Punjab Civil Service rules", he said.