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What is NCPUL
Introduction
The National Council for promotion of Urdu Language is an autonomous body under
the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), Department of secondary and higher
education, Government of India. Set up to promote, develop and propagate Urdu language,
Council started its operation in Delhi on April 1, 1996. In its capacity as the national
nodal agency for the promotion of Urdu language NCPUL is the principal coordinating and
monitoring authority for promotion of Urdu language and Urdu education.
Thrust Area
- To promote, develop and propagate Urdu language.
- To take action for making available in Urdu language the knowledge of scientific and technological development as well as knowledge of ideas evolved in the modern context.
Objectives
- To undertake the production of literature in Urdu language, including books on science and other branches of modern knowledge, the children's literature textbooks, reference works, encyclopedia, dictionaries etc.
- To collect and evolve technical terms relating to various disciplines of knowledge in order to enrich the Urdu language.
- To undertake and provide for publication of journals and periodicals in furtherance of its objects.
- To arrange for the sale of publications and their exhibitions both inside and outside the country from time to time.
- To promote and help in develpment of computerization with a view to develop the Urdu language to meet the advanced technological requirments of the age.
- To formulate/implement schemes and projects for the teaching of the Urdu language through the mediums of English and Hindi and other Modern Indian languages including teaching through the correspondence courses.
- To liaise with the State Governments and other agencies in matters relating to promotion and development of Urdu language.
- To provide financial assiatance and guidance to Non-Government Organizations for propagation of Urdu language.
- To co-ordinate the activities of the state Urdu academics.
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