World’s largest search engine Google will be honoured by the Government of Madhya Pradesh for its contribution to maximising use of Hindi softwares and reaching out to people by promoting Information Technology in Hindi.
According to official sources, the Culture department has written a letter to the Google’s Senior Programme Manager Asia Pacific inviting to join the award giving ceremony on September 14 at Ravindra Bhavan, Bhopal.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will felicitate the Google on Hindi Day. The Award carries Rs one lakh, plaque and shawl.
Notably, MP is promoting Hindi in digital technology. It honours outstanding contributions and novel initiatives in the field of information technology.
According to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Madhya Pradesh is preparing for the future with digital empowerment.
Madhya Pradesh is the only State among Hindi speaking States using maximum number of Hindi softwares and applications. Chouhan Government is encouraging use of Hindi language in IT. Official correspondence in Hindi using Unicode is compulsory.
The Department of Culture has written to the Google’s office about the selection for the award.
Other awards for serving Hindi include Gunakar
Mulay Award for Purushottam Bhat Chakraborty, Nirmal Verma Award for Sureshchandra Shukla Norway, Father Camille Bulcke Award for Richard Barge, Sydney, Australia and Award for Service to Hindi S Sesharatnm. Each award carries Rs one lakh, a plaque of honour and shawl.