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<p>The Language Commission chaired by Lav Dev Awasthi, has not got full
shape even almost a year after it was formed. The commission was formed
on September 8 last year.</p><p style="text-align:center">
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<p>The government is supposed to name representatives from all seven
provinces in the country. Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary
Affairs Ajay Shankar Nayak said the government did not name other
representatives in the commission mainly because it had not yet
completed groundwork for the same.</p>
<p>Awasthi said he expected the government to name other representatives in the commission as soon as possible.</p>
<p>“Although the government is yet to name other members in the
commission, I have not stopped my work. I am doing what I can but
inputs of as many people as possible is certainly better,” he said.</p>
<p>He added that the commission had been trying to fix criteria to be
fulfilled for the recognition of the official language and make
recommendation to the government for the same.</p>
<p>Awasthi said criteria would be based on scientific data and facts and
the commission also wanted to use the academic work done by various
universities on languages.</p>
<p>The commission has already prepared a master plan detailing its time
duration for four major tasks that it is supposed to accomplish in five
years.</p>
<p>The commission is also mandated to recommend measures to be adopted
for the protection, promotion and development of languages, to measure
the level of development of mother tongue and make suggestions on the
potentiality of their use in education.</p>
<p>The commission is also planning to interact with newly elected office
bearers of the local levels so as to sensitise people about their right
relating to language.</p>
<p>The government formed the Language Commission responding to the
demands of Madhesi and Janajati forces who want multi-language policy.</p><p><a href="https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/language-committee-yet-get-full-shape/">https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/language-committee-yet-get-full-shape/</a><br></p></div></div></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">**************************************<br>N.b.: Listing on the lgpolicy-list is merely intended as a service to its members<br>and implies neither approval, confirmation nor agreement by the owner or sponsor of the list as to the veracity of a message's contents. Members who disagree with a message are encouraged to post a rebuttal, and to write directly to the original sender of any offensive message. A copy of this may be forwarded to this list as well. (H. Schiffman, Moderator)<br><br>For more information about the lgpolicy-list, go to <a href="https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/" target="_blank">https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/</a><br>listinfo/lgpolicy-list<br>*******************************************</div>
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