Haryana Government has decided to set up a ‘Sahityik Chikitsa Kalyan Kosh’ for providing medical facilities to the recipients of State Litterateur Awards.
This was announced by Education Minister Mrs. Geeta Bhukkal on behalf of Haryana Chief Minister Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda on the occasion of Sahityakar Samman Samaroh here today. The Chief Minister could not attend the function because of his other pressing engagements.
Mrs Bhukkal also announced to give Rs. 10 lakh for the creation of the ‘Sahityik Chikitsa Kalyan Kosh’.She also honoured 33 litterateurs for the year 2008, 2009 and 2010 under the Litterateur Award Scheme of Haryana Sahitya Akademi.
While referring to the issue of setting up of a Granth Akademy to preserve Granths and manuscripts raised by Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr K.K.Khandelwal in the function, the Education Minister said that she would discuss it with the Chief Minister.
Congratulating the litterateurs on the occasion of Hindi Day, Mrs. Bhukkal said that they have created various forms of literature through continuous hard work and dedication. She said that during the tenure of last five-and-a-half years of present State Government, the Akademi had made commendable achievements under the able leadership of Mr Hooda. She said that the State Government had not only increased the number of awards, but had also enhanced the amount of awards. The State Government had implemented innovative schemes for empowerment of women and to give honour to the women in literature world, separate awards had been introduced for them.
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