Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation

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Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation
Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation, Government of Manipur
AbbreviationDLPI
NicknameDepartment of Language Planning and Implementation
Established4 September 2013;10 years ago (2013-09-04)
Founder Government of Manipur
Founded at Imphal
TypeGovernmental
Purpose Language planning and implementation of language policy [1]
Headquarters Imphal
Location
Coordinates 24°48′54″N93°55′43″E / 24.8150°N 93.9286°E / 24.8150; 93.9286
Origins Manipur
Region served
Northeast India
Fields and others
Official language
Meitei language (Manipuri)
Owner Government of Manipur
  • Th. Chitra (as of 2021) [2]
  • Dr. Laishram Mahabir (21-12-2016 to 30-04- 2020) [1] [3] [4] [2]
  • Kh. Raghumani (04-09-2013 to 21-12-2016) [3]
Parent organization
 Government of Manipur
Affiliations Government of Manipur
Funding
Website dlpi.mn.gov.in

Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation (DLPI) is a directorate of the Government of Manipur in charge of the language planning and the implementation of language policy. [5]

Contents

The first anniversary of the Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation coincided with 18th Manipuri Language Day, the annual commemorative celebration of the Meitei language's inclusion in the Eighth Schedule to the Indian Constitution. [6] [2] The directorate has become a key organiser of the annual event. [7]

Language planning and implementation works

During November 2013, in collaboration with the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), MHRD, Government of India, Mysore , the Department of Language Planning and Implementation organised a five-day training programme on Natural Language Processing (NLP) in relation to Meitei language in Lamphelpat. The event took up the initiatives for the provision of the very essential boost for Meitei language and for "building of co-opera" in the Linguistic Data Consortium of Indian Languages (LDCIL). Major significant tasks discussed and highlighted during the event were machine translation for Meitei language documents; Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for Meitei language spell checker, transcription (and transliteration) of Bengali script into Meitei script (Meitei : Meitei Mayek ) and vice versa. The event's main objective was to set up "building of co-opera" containing millions of Meitei language words, phrases, word meanings, words' spelling checker in computers. Experts and scholars of socio-linguistic groups working on Meitei literature, including the Manipuri Sahitya Parishad (MSP), Culture Forum Manipur, KALAM, MEELAL, etc. also participated in the event. The training program event was the first step in forwarding the development of Meitei language by the Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation. [8]

During May 2014, the Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation organised a 10-day workshop with the purpose of developing Meitei-language terminology to replace English in the areas of Physics, Economics and Geography. Experts, including professors of various departments of different universities, took part. [9] [10]

During September 2014, the Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation organised another 10-day workshop., with the aim of producing translations of books on various subjects for secondary school students. [11]

During March 2016, the DLPI held a symposium on the theme of Multiculturalism and Aspects of Translation. The symposium had two sessions. In one session, various resource persons presented papers on different topics for the promotion of Meitei language. In another session, resource persons presented research papers to sharply increase the level of the translation works to impart the knowledge and understanding of Meitei language to people living outside the state of Manipur. [12]

During June 2017, the Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation organised a 10-day Meetei Mayek orientation programme for college teachers who teach Meitei language as a subject. The venue for the event was at the DM College of Arts, Imphal. In the event, Thokchom Radheshyam Singh, the then Education, Labour & Employment Minister, launched Meitei language textbooks (in Meitei Mayek) for the academic degree in Bachelor of Arts on e-book formats. [13]

During April 2018, the Directorate of Language Planning & Implementation organised a three-day conference on the topic "Classical Language Status in respect of Manipuri Language" at the conference hall of Manipur State Guest House, Sanjenthong, Imphal. Langpoklakpam Jayantakumar Singh, the then Minister of Art & Culture Department of the Government of Manipur, as a Chief Guest of the event, assured that he will take a leading role in the efforts of attaining classical language status for Meitei language for the sake of future generations. Thokchom Radheshyam Singh, the then minister of the Education Department of the Government of Manipur, as a President of the event, while calling upon the people to involve in the movement for inclusion of Meitei language in the classical language list. [14]

Issues and Demands

November 2020

During November 2020, in response to the then education minister's statement of introducing Sanskrit as a subject in selected schools and colleges of Manipur, there were strong criticism of the minister's plan from the sides of various social organizations. A spearheading social organization, "MEELAL" (Meetei Erol Eyek Loinasillol Apunba Lup) demanded the Government of Manipur that there should be state language departments other than Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation (DLPI) and the concerned authorities should first work on the development and the promotion of Manipur's indigenous languages and Meetei Mayek writing system before promoting other languages. [15]

January 2022

During January 2022, in a meeting with the Wakhallon Mannaba Apunba (WAMA), Leishemba Sanajaoba expressed that he was extremely unsatisfied with the negligence of the Department of Language Planning and Implementation in the documentation works for inclusion of Meitei language among the classical languages. The WAMA expressed that such negligence of the Language Department will make the efforts of Sanajaoba, of raising his voice in the Rajya Sabha, useless. The WAMA demanded the Government of Manipur for the change of the present director of Department of Language Planning and Implementation. According to the WAMA, Chitra, the present director, is unfit to hold the very directorial position because of her neglecting and irresponsible behaviours. [16]

Notes and references

    1. 1 2 "'Department of language planning and implementation trying to resolve all language issues in the state' | Pothashang News". Pothashang. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
    2. 1 2 3 "1st anniv of Directorate of Language observed : 22nd aug14 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
    3. 1 2 "International Mother Language Day observed : 22nd feb16 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
    4. ↑ "Language Directorate : 19th aug14 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
    5. ↑ "Department of language planning and implementation trying to resolve all language issues in the state". 14 March 2018. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023.
    6. ↑ "Language Directorate : 19th aug14 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
    7. ↑ "Manipur observes 31st Manipuri Language Day - Eastern Mirror". easternmirrornagaland.com. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
    8. ↑ Press, Imphal Free (4 November 2013). "DLPI takes measures for developing Manipuri – KanglaOnline" . Retrieved 22 August 2022.
    9. ↑ "Workshop on Manipuri terminology building begins : 06th may14 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
    10. ↑ "Workshop on finding Manipuri terminologies begins : 06th may14 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
    11. ↑ "Workshop on Manipuri Terminology Building commences : 23rd sep14 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
    12. ↑ "One day symposium on 'Multiculturalism and Aspects of Translation' organised : 17th mar22 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
    13. ↑ "Education Minister stresses development of indigenous language : 14th jun17 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
    14. ↑ "'Knowing intrinsic values of classical languages crucial' : 16th apr18 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
    15. ↑ "Education Minister's statement on introduction of Sanskrit in select schools, colleges draws flak : 22nd nov20 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
    16. ↑ "Government must take concrete step for recognition of Manipuri as classical language". Imphal Free Press. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

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