Urdu Academies and Cash
Urdu Akademi faces cash crunch
Delay in approval by Finance Dept, projects stalled
Tanvir Siddiqui
Ahmedabad, September 26: Activities at the Gujarat Urdu Sahitya Akademi have come to a halt. Members of the akademi attribute this to a major financial crunch. They say projects have been stalled due to delay in approvals by the State Finance Department.
With the year coming to an end without any special programmes, members of the executive committee have decided to meet on September 30 to finalise the name of Gaurav Puraskar awardee and list the writers to be given financial assistance for scripts that are published in the akademi’s periodicals.
A Gaurav Puraskar award distribution function, a national-level Urdu mushaira, a seminar on Vali Gujarati and publication of books are some of programmes planned for the current year. It’s also planning to organise a workshop for teachers in Saurashtra.
Akademi president Waris Alvi says, “The implementation of these projects will solely depend on approvals, without which we will have to abandon them.”
But Alvi is also hopeful. “We will seek an appointment with the Culture Secretary after the executive committee meeting is held, to press for early approvals.”
Approval or no approval, the akademi won’t be able to hold any programme before year-end, says executive committee convener M G Bombaywala.
“We will be meeting the authorities to get financial approvals at the earliest, but with the upcoming festival season, the programmes will have to be put off till December or January.”
According to sources, the Gaurav Puraskar this year will go to a nominee from outside Ahmedabad.
V N Maira, secretary in the Department of Sports, Youth Affairs and Cultural Activities, says the file is in motion and funds should not be a problem for the akademi’s special projects.
“But the akademi should not face problems in carrying out routine activities as it gets a monthly grant,” he says.
Another problem facing the akademi is the telephone connection at its office in Gandhinagar. The lines are not working for over two months now, making it difficult for members to communicate routine matters to the deputy registrar.
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=101031
Urdu remains one of the popular language of India but the State and Central Governments continue to hinder the growth of the language. It is high time that all those who care about Urdu to take up the matter in their own hands and stop depending on the government. If the govt. supports it, well and good, if not ...
dekhna hai zor kitna bazoo-e-qaatil meN hai.
( we will test the strenght of the killer's hands)
Delay in approval by Finance Dept, projects stalled
Tanvir Siddiqui
Ahmedabad, September 26: Activities at the Gujarat Urdu Sahitya Akademi have come to a halt. Members of the akademi attribute this to a major financial crunch. They say projects have been stalled due to delay in approvals by the State Finance Department.
With the year coming to an end without any special programmes, members of the executive committee have decided to meet on September 30 to finalise the name of Gaurav Puraskar awardee and list the writers to be given financial assistance for scripts that are published in the akademi’s periodicals.
A Gaurav Puraskar award distribution function, a national-level Urdu mushaira, a seminar on Vali Gujarati and publication of books are some of programmes planned for the current year. It’s also planning to organise a workshop for teachers in Saurashtra.
Akademi president Waris Alvi says, “The implementation of these projects will solely depend on approvals, without which we will have to abandon them.”
But Alvi is also hopeful. “We will seek an appointment with the Culture Secretary after the executive committee meeting is held, to press for early approvals.”
Approval or no approval, the akademi won’t be able to hold any programme before year-end, says executive committee convener M G Bombaywala.
“We will be meeting the authorities to get financial approvals at the earliest, but with the upcoming festival season, the programmes will have to be put off till December or January.”
According to sources, the Gaurav Puraskar this year will go to a nominee from outside Ahmedabad.
V N Maira, secretary in the Department of Sports, Youth Affairs and Cultural Activities, says the file is in motion and funds should not be a problem for the akademi’s special projects.
“But the akademi should not face problems in carrying out routine activities as it gets a monthly grant,” he says.
Another problem facing the akademi is the telephone connection at its office in Gandhinagar. The lines are not working for over two months now, making it difficult for members to communicate routine matters to the deputy registrar.
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=101031
Urdu remains one of the popular language of India but the State and Central Governments continue to hinder the growth of the language. It is high time that all those who care about Urdu to take up the matter in their own hands and stop depending on the government. If the govt. supports it, well and good, if not ...
dekhna hai zor kitna bazoo-e-qaatil meN hai.
( we will test the strenght of the killer's hands)
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