Evaluation of Plan Schemes of the Department of Official Language

software have been sold. Also as the feedback of users reveal (see
Annexure II) the initial exposure to the software was not problem free.
There is a clear demand for more training for users to be confident about
their ability to use the software.
OTHER SOFTWARE
The scheme of “Language Application Tools” received sanction in 2004-05
and included the development of the above three software and also the
development of PRAVACHAK and VACHANTAR application tools. The C-
DAC is the implementation agency for all the software tools and had an
MOU with DOL for the development of the tools by March, 2009. The Betaversion
of VACHANTAR was released in September 2007. VACHANTAR
takes English speech as an input and uses the MANTRA system to convert
and produce a Hindi text after translation. PRAVACHAK is a tool, which
converts Hindi written text to Hindi speech. It would be useful for people with
difficulty in reading Hindi and can save on time. According to the DOL’s
Annual Report of 2006-07, the Beta version of the software has been made
available. The C-DAC therefore has been adhering to the timetable
reasonably well. As these two software were not included in the detailed
terms of reference list, the evaluation team did not examine them.
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