Punjab Government on Thursday reconstituted the State Advisory Board of language Department by nominating personalities from different walks of life as its members.
The Board has been mandated to select the intellectuals or artistes for the Shiromani Awards conferred by the State Government every year besides finalising policies of language department. In consonance with the suggestions of a sub-committee, received on July 9, 2014, for finalising the Board, the state government has, for the first time, nominated only those persons to the body who have earlier received Shiromani Awards, so that the members could not propose themselves for this honour, he said.
As per the decision, the State’s Higher Education and language Minister would be the chairperson of the Board and Principal Secretary Higher Education and languages department would be its vice chairperson whereas Director language Department, Patiala would be the member or convener, said the spokesperson.