UGC Project To Develop 22,000 Books In Indian Languages

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The Ministry of Education and the University Grants Commission (UGC) have launched a project to develop 22,000 books in Indian languages over the next five years

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The project, titled ASMITA, stands for Augmenting Study Materials in Indian Languages through Translation and Academic Writing

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The project aims to create a robust ecosystem for translation and original book writing in Indian languages across various disciplines within higher education

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Thirteen universities have been selected to spearhead this initiative, along with participating universities from diverse regions

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The UGC has also created a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the book-writing process in each assigned language

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This initiative will be developed by the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) in collaboration with the Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti

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Additionally, the ministry has introduced "Bahubhasha Shabdakosh," a single-point reference for all words in all Indian languages and their meanings

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