5.

 
ELIGIBILITY
 

5.1

Voluntary organizations/societies/charitable endowment/Trusts which are registered under the relevant Central or a State Act prevalent for the Time being, as well as individuals who are authors, editors, translators or those who intend to publish the book in question and hold the copyright thereof (excluding commercial publishers) shall be eligible to apply for assistance.

Provided that the applicant organization is not of the kind as is registered/incorporated or functions in a manner that profits of any kind arising from its activities are distributed among its members or shareholders in the form of bonus or dividend.

5.2

The academics and organizations set up, registered and funded by the State Governments for purpose of promotion of the languages, shall also be eligible to apply. Likewise, the universities shall be eligible to apply (through the State Government in the case of State Universities, and through the University Grants Commission in the case of Central Universities) in respect of projects which have not been fully funded by the State Governments concerned or by the University Grants Commission.

5.3

The Council may, on certain conditions and on the recommendations of the Grants Committee, assist a university or a registered voluntary organization or a commercial publisher of established repute, for the reprinting of those of the out-of-print Sindhi works as may be approved by the Committee from time to time. Such assistance may be rendered by the purchase and sale of 500 copies of each such reprint at an appropriate lower price as approved, provided the publisher shall, within a period of three years from the date of the first purchase order, be bound to supply to the Council additional copies limited to 300 at the same price, if required.

5.4

The Council may, after obtaining such advice as necessary, commission individual scholars, universities and registered voluntary organizations, to undertake the production of literature of the kind listed in paragraph 4.1 subject to the provisions of the scheme.

6.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION

6.1

The application for assistance for publication shall be submitted to the Council in the prescribed proforma for Publication, individually in respect of each book, Through the respective State Government, which shall make its recommendations as in the relevant proforma to:

The Director

National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language (NCPSL)

6TH Floor, Darpan Building,

R.C. Dutt Road, Alkapuri, P.B. No. : 3752
 

6.2

It shall be open to the Council to entertain an application direct in appropriate cases and also to make such inquiries about the applicant and the proposal in question as deemed necessary. 

6.3

The application shall be submitted in duplicate accompanied by the documents indicated in the relevant proforma.

6.4

Where the proposal involves a publication/reprint/revised edition, one copy of the manuscript/old edition should be sent with the application, ensuring that the applicant retains a master copy with himself. Also, a descriptive list of the previous publications (if any) brought out by the applicant should be sent, besides a Project Report indicating the title, theme content and the positional value of the proposed publication in the field to which it relates, the professional competence, the financial and establishment support available for the project etc.

6.5

The application may be submitted any time of the year, for consideration at appropriate stage, subject to availability of funds and administrative convenience.

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