SCHEMES OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ARABIC/ PERSIAN

 

1.         Introduction :

Government of India recognizes the importance of classical languages in preserving cultural heritage of the country. Various schemes have therefore been introduced in Arabic and Persian. i.e.

(i)            Teaching of Arabic Language. The NGOs have to establish Arabic Study Centre to run the distance education course in Arabic. Presently two courses are  being run by NCPUL

(a)    Two years Diploma in Functional Arabic.

(b)    One year Certificate Course in Arabic Language

(ii)          Strengthening of libraries and reading rooms by providing books purchased by NCPUL under bulk purchase scheme.

(iii)         Organising lectures, allocation contests, debates etc. in Arabic and Persian.

(iv)        Preparing bilingual dictionaries with Arabic and Persian as one of the languages.

(v)          Publications of rare manuscripts in Arabic and Persian.

(vi)        Bulk purchase of books of knowledge in Arabic & Persian.

(vii)       Institutions of scholarships/prizes for students studying Arabic and Persian.

(viii)     Any other activity which may be found conducive to the enrichment, propagation and development of these languages.

Note:   Grants shall be paid in installments depending on the nature of the project to be undertaken and progress of the work.

 

2.         Eligibility & Conditions For Grant :

¨       The organization should be of established bonafides, competence and ability.

¨       The financial assistance, if provided should enrich/preserve/promote Arabic and Persian.

¨       The body to which the grant-in-aid has to be released should be free from any corrupt practices and comply with measures (including audit) devised to enforce this condition.

¨       Any organization in receipt of financial assistance shall be opened to inspection by an officer of the NCPUL.

¨       An organization shall have to give an undertaking before the drawl of the grant the work to be undertaken with the assistance will be completed within a reasonable time to be fixed by NCPUL and that the grant shall only be utilized for the purpose for which has been sanctioned. Failure to do so will render the organization liable to refund the grant with such interest thereon as NCPUL may decide.

¨       No subsequent installment of the grant, payable in installments, will be paid unless at least a major portion of the previous installments have been utilized and attenuated statement of accounts together the report on the work done with the help of the previous installment is furnished alongwith the request for the release of next installment. Subsequent installment(s) will be released only after the NCPUL is satisfied about the satisfactory progress of the work.

¨       In the case of grants for project and publication, a reasonable period of time may be specified during which the organization must complete the project/publication, unless extension is granted by the NCPUL.

¨       10 copies of all the publications brought out with NCPUL assistance shall have to be supplied to this Council free of cost.

¨       The account of the organization should be maintained properly and submitted as and when required. These shall always be open to a check by the Councils Auditors.

¨       When the Council has reason to believe that the affairs of the organisation are not being properly managed or that the sanctioned money is not being utilized for approved purposes, the payment of the grant may be stopped.

¨       It will be binding on the organisation to carry out the direction and suggestions given by the Council with regard to work for which the grant has been sanctioned. The organisation shall supply the Council with any information or clarification on any point which the Govt. of India may require, within a time specified by the Council.

¨       No foreigner from outside bodies will be invited by the organisation without the prior approval of NCPUL.

 

3.         Each Application should be accompanied by following Information and Documents :

¨       A brief description and the objectives and activities of the organisation.

¨       The constitution of the Board of Management.

¨       The latest available annual report.

¨       A copy of the audited accounts of the organisation for the previous year together with a copy of the last balance sheet. Income and expenditure statement in respect of the year for which grant is applied for should be given.

¨       A statement of grants received so far from the State Government/Central Government or other bodies indication in each case (a) how and when utilized (b) progress made in the direction for which assistance was given and (c) whether all conditions attached to previous assistance were duly observed.

¨       Information relating to the request made, if any to other bodies for grants for the scheme under consideration. The decision of those bodies on such request should be communicated to this Council.

¨       An undertaking that once the estimates etc. of scheme have been approved as reasonable and the grant assessed on the basis of these estimates, they shall not be modified by the ogranisation without the prior approval of NCPUL.

¨       In the case of request for publication, a copy of manuscripts should be supplied to this Council for examination and a Certificate from the author authorizing the institution to undertake the work should also be supplied.

¨       Individuals seeking financial assistance for the specific purpose should submit their Bio-data.

4.   Procedure for Submission of Application :

 

Individuals/organisations may apply for grant-in-aid for various approved schemes i.e. Teaching of Arabic/Persian, Publication of Manuscripts, Project, Bulk Purchase of Books, Seminar/Conference/Workshop etc. on prescribed proforma on the pattern of schemes related to promotion of Urdu as given from page ………….. The same proforma could be used for financial assistance for Arabic/Persian also.


 

10a- SCHEME OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR TEACHING OF ARABIC "TWO YEARS DIPLOMA IN FUNCTIONAL ARABIC"
 

10b- SCHEME OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR TEACHING OF ARABIC "ONE YEAR CERTIFICATE COURSE IN ARABIC LANGUAGE"


 

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