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The Gujral Committee Report - Language in India

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to prepare textbooks for higher secondary classes also. Textbooks on science subjects were be<strong>in</strong>g translated <strong>in</strong>to Urdu. As the demand for such books <strong>in</strong> the higher classes was not encourag<strong>in</strong>g private publishers were reluctant to undertake the measures<br />

of textbooks for these classes. 4.321 <strong>The</strong> Director of Education <strong>in</strong>formed the <strong>Committee</strong> that objectionable material publication<br />

be<strong>in</strong>g deleted from the textbooks after a very careful scrut<strong>in</strong>y. was<br />

West Bengal : <strong>The</strong> State Government had undertaken the provision of textbooks <strong>in</strong> Bengali and Nepali, while Urdu textbooks were be<strong>in</strong>g procured. from. the neighbour<strong>in</strong>g States. <strong>The</strong>re were com- pla<strong>in</strong>ts of non-availability of Urdu textbooks, but 4.322<br />

Education Directorate of West Bengal claimed that it had not received any compla<strong>in</strong>t regard<strong>in</strong>g the non-availability of primary textbooks <strong>in</strong> Urdu. <strong>The</strong> secretary, Calcutta Corporation Urdu Teachers' Society, Calcutta and a few other witnesses wanted that the<br />

arrangements for publish<strong>in</strong>g low priced textbooks <strong>in</strong> Bengali and Nepali should be the<br />

to cover Urdu textbooks also. This demand was supported by the Writers Association, Howrah. extended<br />

General : <strong>The</strong>re have been persistent Compla<strong>in</strong>ts from Urdu speakers about the non-availability of Urdu textbooks <strong>in</strong> severa States. Many of these compla<strong>in</strong>ts have been recorded by the Commissioner for L<strong>in</strong>guistic M<strong>in</strong>orities <strong>in</strong> his reports. From the 4.323<br />

of the witnesses it appeared that the problem had not been fully solved. statements<br />

where Urdu textbooks had been published, they were not readily available <strong>in</strong> the market or became available so late that the students <strong>in</strong> sheer desperation changed over to other media. <strong>The</strong> publication of textbooks after the academic session has begun is Even<br />

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self- defeat<strong>in</strong>g. <strong>The</strong> State Governments must ensure that all Urdu textbooks are not only pr<strong>in</strong>ted but are also made available <strong>in</strong> the market well before the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g of the academic session.<br />

on Urdu

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