PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1053
(b) What are the private institutions and organisations which were given grant for this purpose ?
(c) Have the Government of India set apart any amount towards grants to various non-Hindi speaking States ?
The Minister of Law (Dr. Ambedkar): (a) Rs. 2,80,000 during 1949-50 and Rs. 1,05,000 during 1950-51.
(b)(i) Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Allahabad.
(ii) Hindustani Cultural Society, Allahabad.
(iii) Indara Talim-o-Tarraqi, Jamia Millia, Delhi, for post literacy Hindi literature.
(iv) Akhil Bhartiya Hindi Parishad, New Delhi.
(c) Government is opening a special Section in the Ministry for promoting the cause of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking States and also intends to establish a central organisation. In this connection the expenditure involved will be borne by Government.
Shri Kesava Rao: Arising out of the answer to part (b) of the question, may I know whether any non-official organisations in non-Hindi speaking areas are given assistance by the Central Government ?
Dr. Ambedkar : The facts are as I have stated in the answer to part (b).
Shri Kesava Rao : In answer to part (b), the Hon. Minister stated the names of certain organisations which are situated either at Allahabad or at Delhi. I want to know whether any organisations other than those in Hindi knowing areas are given any contribution by the Central Government.
Dr. Ambedkar: I do not know if there are any such oranisations outside the places mentioned, and if there are probably they are too weak to carry on this sort of work.
Shri Kesava Rao: May I know whether the Government has got any idea of the extra expenditure incurred by the non-Hindi-speaking areas in connection with the promotion of Hindi in those areas ?
Dr. Ambedkar: They might be doing it. There are State Governments which are very enthusiastic about the subject