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Proposal to set up National Institute for Punjabi

Chandigarh: The Punjab Government proposes to setup a National Institute of Punjabi Language, Literature and Culture (NIPLLC) to promote the mother-tongue all over the world.

A proposal to this effect came up at a meeting chaired by Dr. Upinderjit Kaur, Education and Languages Minister, Punjab held here on Wednesday.

Media Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab Harcharan Bains said that the meeting also considered the possibilities of starting an Open University for the preservation and promotion of Punjabi language, literature and culture globally.

The meeting also considered a proposal to start Certificate and Diploma courses in Punjabi in various professional spheres like Modern Office Practice, Translation, Dictionary, DTP, Software Development, Proof Reading, Journalism and Public Relations, News Reading, Stage Compeering, Radio Jokey, Film Direction, Producing and Script Writing, Folk and Culture and Diploma in Punjabi Dress Designing.

The institute would require various Departments/wings for its proper functioning like Computer and Language Laboratory, Translation and Comparative Studies, Immigrant and Diaspora Unit, Study Material Production Unit, Printing and Publication Unit and Administrative Wing.

In this meeting a Budget Committee was also been proposed to be setup to advise the state government on various aspects of the proposed institute, he said. — PTI

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