The Bhasa Suraksha Sammilani formed an advisory committee on Friday to suggest the State Government on proper use of the Orissa Official language Act 1954.
According to the decision, made at a State-level convention on May 29, Sammilani president MP Baishnab Parida formed the committee with experienced language experts.
Writer Satakadi Hota, former Chief Secretary Sahadev Sahoo, former bureaucrat Arabinda Behera, Hyderabad University Indian language Department Head Dr Panchanan Mohanty, educationist Prof Raj Kishore Mishra, former Judge Hrudaya Ballav Das, linguists Dr Sanghamitra Mohanty and Prafulla Kumar Tripathy and language critic Prof Nityananda Satpathy are the members of the committee.
Prof Satpathy is the convener of the committee, Parida informed. Parida remains another member in the committee.
The members will give their suggestions on how to rectify and implement the Act properly. They will also suggest forming a language commission and explain about its importance. The committee members will make a draft proposal on how to use the Odia language in Government offices, court, business and educational institutions etc.
“We will focus on research of Odia language. To promote the language the committee will also convert the language into digital language,” said Parida.
The Sammilani has been protesting to put pressure on the State Government to implement the Orissa Official language Act 1954 for last four years, he added.