Tamil Development, Culture and  Religious Endowments  Department

POLICY NOTE  2005 -  2006

Demand No. 44

 

"We should spread the delightful and sweetness

of Tamil throughout the World"

-- Bharathiyar

" We should enrich our Tamil like an Ocean"

 - Bharathidasan

A language is not only an instrument of expression of our thought; but it is also a symbol of human civilization. The people express their Wisdom, Civilization and Culture through their language only. According to the Tamil Exponent Devaneyappavanar, "Language is one among the treasures of the nation; it is very hard to live comfortably and in a civilized manner without the help of a language and that the knowledge gained by the tireless efforts of our ancestors are being cherished only through their language". The extent of adoration, the language enjoys, will be the level of pride of those, who speak that language. There is no "Superiority or Inferiority" among languages. The language of particular person stood high by himself. That is why, people living all over the world hails their language as "Mother-Tongue". Perarignar Anna has guided us for the development of Tamil saying that "no other merit is required for a language to compensate its merit of "Mother-Tongue". However, Tamil language is acclaimed not only because it is our Mother-Tongue, but it is a treasure-trove of literature and that it is our duty to preserve it and to make refinement to improve the richness of the language". No language could have been a grown language in the beginning itself. It is the duty of those people speaking that language to make it flourish. Then only that language will become alive, popular and flourish further.

The Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu held the historic Eighth World Tamil Conference in 1995 in the famous Thanjavur Town, in a grand manner, to make the greatness of Tamil known to the world. In that conference, she has declared that -

"At the end of the Fifth World Tamil Conference held in 1981, Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. emphatically declared ‘Tamil everywhere and Tamil in every Sphere’. I have great pleasure and feel proud in introducing a rousing slogan viz. ‛Tamil Today and Tamil for ever’ with a view to stabilize the new dimension and impetus, this Eighth World Tamil Conference has given to Tamil development and to make it known that Tamil in Science too and Tamil in all" that apart,

"If any language fails to accept new changes, then the effects will reduce the enrichment of that language. If the language wants to change as an enriched language and stand firm for ever, that language should develop with the contents of sustained tradition and growing novelties". By mentioning that she clearly shows the exact path for the development of the language.

With the guidance of the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, the Tamil Development and Culture department has been doing yeomen service. This department has been taking sustained efforts for the multi-faceted development of Tamil and exhileration of Tamil culture. The details of Offices, Institutions and Organisations of this department engaged in the development of Tamil language, preservation and study of traditional heritage and promotion of Contemporary Arts are given below:-

DEVELOPMENT OF TAMIL LANGUAGE

1. Directorate of Tamil Development

2. Translation Wing

3. International Institute of Tamil Studies

4. Tamil University, Thanjavur

5. Directorate of Tamil Etymological Dictionary Project

PRESERVATION AND STUDY OF TRADITIONAL HERITAGE

6. Archaeology
7. Museums

PROMOTION OF PERFORMING ARTS AND CULTURE

8. Directorate of Art and Culture

9. Regional Cultural Centres

10. Government Music Colleges and Music Schools

11. Government Colleges of Fine Arts

12. Government College of Architecture and Sculpture

13. Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram

14. Tamil Nadu Ovia Nunkalai Kuzhu

15. Tamil Nadu Jawahar Siruvar Manram

BUDGET ESTIMATE FOR 2005 - 2006

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Head of Account                   Plan Non           Plan      Total
         (1)                                    (2)                    (3)            (4)
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(Rupees in Thousands)

Revenue Section

2059 Public works

01 Office Buildings                      - -               - -                  - -

053 Maintenance and Repairs      - -             68,93           68,93
2202 GENERAL EDUCATION

03 University and Higher Education - -            - -                  - -

102 Assistance to Universities      - -          4,25,00          4,25,00

 

05 LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

001 Direction and Administration     17,54       2,56,12       2,73,66

102 Promotion of Modern Indian

Languages and Literature                 2            54,00            54,02

800 Other Expenditure                   44,83       9,01,48         9,46,31

 

2205. 00 ART AND CULTURE

001 Direction and Administration     2,50        61,66             64,16

101 Fine Arts Education               2,55,86     3,75,06           6,30,92

102 Promotion of Arts and Culture   68,94     3,26,39           3,95,33

103 Archaeology                            46,04     2,76,64           3,22,68

105 Public Libraries                         1,27         33,74             35,01

107 Museums                                16,53     3,68,95           3,85,48

 

2251. 00 SECRETARIAT - SOCIAL SERVICES

090 Secretariat                                 - -         2,37,16         2,37,16

 

CAPITAL Section

 

4202 CAPITAL OUTLAY ON EDUCATION,

SPORTS, ART AND CULTURE

 

04 Art and Culture                             - -             - -                  - -

 

101 Fine Arts Education                    - -             - -                  - -

053 Museums                                 40,00          - -                40,00

VI Schemes shared between State

and Centre                                      62,50          - -                62,50

 

TOTAL - NET DEMAND

Add: Recoveries                                  - -            - -                     - -

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DEMAND NO. 44                          5,56,03       33,85,13         39,41,16

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NEW SCHEMES FOR THE YEAR 2005-2006

Sl.No.

Description of the Schemes 

Cost  in 2005-2006

Recurring Expenditure

 

Non recurring Expenditure 

 Total (5)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

  (Rupees in Lakhs)

Secretariat -Tamil Development-Culture & Religious Endowments Department 

Non Plan

1.

Computerisation of Secretariat Department of Tamil Development-Culture and Religious Endowments. 

0.00

7.50

7.50

Directorate of Art & Culture 

Non Plan

2.

Repair and Maintenance of building of Government College of Fine Arts, Kumbakonam. 

0.00

5.00

5.00

 Schemes in the Tenth Five Year Plan 

3.

Purchase of Photo Copier machine for Regional Cultural Centres in Tirunelveli and Salem districts. 

0.00

2.00

2.00

4.

Purchase of Computers for Government Music Colleges at Madurai, Coimbatore and Thiruvaiyaru. 

0.00

1.50

1.50

5.

Construction of  class room buildings  for Government Music College, Thiruvaiyaru. 

0.00

25.00

25.00

6.

Establishment of Audio Video Library at Government Music Colleges, Madurai and Coimbatore. 

0.00

2.00

2.00

7.

Purchase of musical instruments for Government Music Colleges at Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore and Thiruvaiyaru. 

0.00

4.00

4.00

8.

Purchase of iron almirah to keep musical instruments. 

0.00

2.50

2.50

9.

Creation of Audio Video Library in Government District Music Schools. 

0.00

8.50

8.50

10.

Purchase of Computers to 17 Government District Music schools. 

0.00

8.50

8.50

11.

Purchase of musical instruments for 8 Government District Music Schools. 

0.00

8.00

8.00

12.

Organising  Students Art Exhibition. 

1.00

0.00

1.00

13.

Purchase of 2 Numbers of Liquid Crystal Display Projectors. 

0.00

4.00

4.00

14.

Purchase of Computers and Accessories. 

0.00

5.00

5.00

15.

Creation of Audio Video Library in the Government College of Architecture and Sculpture, Mamallapuram. 

0.00

2.00

2.00

16.

Establishment of Computer centre and purchase of computers. 

0.00

5.00

5.00

Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram 

Schemes in the Tenth Five Year Plan 

17.

Completion of Art Gallery in the premises of Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram. 

0.00

10.00

10.00

18

Appointment of One Security Guard on contract basis. 

0.36

0.00

0.36

19

Conducting young artists camp at Tamil Nadu Ovia Nunkalai Kuzhu. 

0.00

1.00

1.00

20.

Conducting summer camps at Chennai and Regional Centres (5 Camps). 

3.00

0.00

3.00

21.

Purchase of Photo Copier and fax machine for Jawahar Bal Bhavan. 

0.00

1.00

1.00

22.

Production and Staging of Dance Dramas on the rare and important scenes in Tamil Literature. 

0.00

1.00

1.00

Department of Archaeology 

Schemes in the Tenth Five Year Plan 

23

Conservation of Monuments. 

0.00

20.00

20.00

24

Excavation of historical sites at Marakkanam in Villupuram district and Parikulam in Tiruvallur district. 

0.00

5.00

5.00

25

Improvement of Archaeological Museum at Gangaikonda Cholapuram.

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0.00

1.00

1.00

26

Publication of Guide Books of Gangaikonda Cholapuram and Poondi Museums. 

0.00

0.50

0.50

27

Printing of unpublished manuscripts of Government Oriental Manuscripts Library and Research Centre. 

0.00

0.67

0.67

28

Purchase of Computer to Government Oriental Manuscript Library and Research Centre. 

0.00

0.60

0.60

29

Purchase of Computer along with table and chair for the Regional Office at Thanjavur. 

0.00

0.70

0.70

30

Publication of monograph 2 Numbers viz. Thiruchendurai, Alagarkoil. 

0.00

0.50

0.50

31

Preservation of estampages at Ooty by digitization. 

0.00

1.00

1.00

32

Publication of Archaeological guides of Madurai & Dharmapuri districts. 

0.00

0.80

0.80

33

Publication of Research Monographs on           1. Tamil Brahmi Inscriptions, 2. Select Inscriptions of Tamil Nadu. 

0.00

1.50

1.50

34

Copying of Inscriptions by recruiting trained unemployed students of Institute of Epigraphy of this department. 

0.00

5.00

5.00

Government  Museums 

Schemes in the Tenth Five Year Plan 

35.

Renovation of Anthropology building and refurbishment of its Galleries. 

0.00

40.00

40.00

36.

Improving the Galleries in 5 district Museums (Vellore, Salem, Madurai, Kanniyakumari and Tirunelveli). 

0.00

10.00

10.00

37.

Printing and re-printing of new and old Museum publications, picture post cards etc. 

0.00

5.00

5.00

Directorate of Tamil Development

Non Plan

38

Purchase of furniture for the Directorate. 

0.00

1.00

1.00

39.

Purchase of Photo Copier machine to the Directorate of Tamil Development. 

0.00

0.90

0.90

40.

Special Grant for Conducting Research Seminar by the International Institute of Tamil Studies.

0.00

1.00

1.00

 

Schemes in the Tenth Five Year Plan 

41.

Translation and publication of Best Literatures of India and other countries. 

0.00

10.00

10.00

42.

Translation of Tamil Literature  into Hindi. 

0.00

5.00

5.00

43.

Computerisation of Regional and District Offices of the Directorate of Tamil Development. (16 Offices). 

0.40

8.00

8.40

Directorate of Tamil Etymological Dictionary Project 

Schemes in the Tenth Five Year Plan  

44.

Publication of 6 parts of the Tamil Etymological Dictionary. 

0.00

12.00

12.00

45.

180 days workshop for compilation and DTP of 7 parts of the Dictionary. 

0.00

5.04

5.04

46.

Purchase of Computer stationery etc. 

0.50

0.00

0.50

 

 

Total

 

 

5.26

 

238.71

 

 

243.97

 

DIRECTORATE OF TAMIL DEVELOPMENT

The Tamil Development Department has two main functions. One is the implementation of Official Language and the other concerning to Tamil Development. This Government is taking continuous steps to improve the usage of Tamil Language in all fronts.

IMPLEMENTATION OF OFFICIAL LANGUAGE SCHEME

INSPECTION

The Tamil Development Department has taken various intensive steps to make full usage of Tamil language in Government Offices. Inspections are being made in Government Offices regarding the implementation of official language. The Departments of Secretariat are being inspected by the Secretary to Government, Tamil Development-Culture and Religious Endowments Department; the Offices of the Heads of Departments, Collectorates, Heads of Departments of Government undertakings are being inspected by the Director of Tamil Development and the Regional, District and Subordinate level Offices at Districts are being inspected by the Regional Deputy Directors / Assistant Directors of Tamil Development in the districts concerned.

SPECIAL INSPECTION SCHEME

In order to tune up the implementation of Official Language Scheme, ‘Special Inspection Scheme’ is being implemented from the year 2003. Every Department of Secretariat, the Offices of Heads of Departments and Subordinate Offices functioning under the control of the concerned Secretariat Departments are being inspected simultaneously.

SEMINARS ON OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

In order to create awareness and to encourage the implementation of the Official Language scheme among the Government Officers and Personnel, the Seminars on Official Language are being conducted in the districts every year.

ADMINISTRATIVE GLOSSARY, SUPPLEMENTARY GLOSSARIES OF SPECIAL TERMS

Administrative Glossaries and Supplementary Glossaries of special terms containing the Tamil words equivalent to administrative terms in English are prepared and distributed to Government Offices.

TRANSLATION WORKS

Translation of skeleton forms, registers, rules, codes, manuals, etc., are being carried out and supplied for effective usage of Tamil in Government Office procedures.

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