Evaluation of Plan Schemes of the Department of Official Language
Evaluation of Plan Schemes of the Department of Official Language
Evaluation of Plan Schemes of the Department of Official Language
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given an honorarium with a ceiling placed at Rs. 5000/- per annum per<br />
teacher.<br />
The evaluation team visited one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se courses at Pune and interacted<br />
with <strong>the</strong> participants and faculty. (The team also went to <strong>the</strong> Central Hindi<br />
Training Institute and saw <strong>the</strong> course contents, teaching material, exercises<br />
and test papers <strong>of</strong> Prabodh, Praveen and Pragya courses. The team also<br />
interacted with <strong>the</strong> faculty and participants <strong>of</strong> regular courses, including<br />
courses for typists and stenographers.) As far as <strong>the</strong> course content and<br />
material <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> language teaching courses are concerned, <strong>the</strong>y were<br />
reported to be useful. The faculty (in Pune) came in for praise from <strong>the</strong><br />
participants. Discussions however also revealed that <strong>the</strong> participants would<br />
prefer additional material and self-learning tools. The typing course<br />
participants were <strong>the</strong> most enthusiastic about <strong>the</strong>ir learning and confident <strong>of</strong><br />
future use. The faculty however were definitely stretched with a number <strong>of</strong><br />
classes to be taken at various locations. There is also a felt shortage <strong>of</strong><br />
faculty and one faculty is engaged with four courses and <strong>the</strong>y may take six<br />
hours <strong>of</strong> classes per day, not necessarily in <strong>the</strong> same location. The support<br />
system for <strong>the</strong> courses is poor, with ‘classrooms’ having no basic facilities<br />
and computers. There is also no provision for tea or refreshment. In a<br />
previous programme at Pune, taken as a sample case, 125 participants<br />
attended <strong>the</strong> language course and out which 90 appeared and passed. The<br />
percentage <strong>of</strong> participants appearing, on an average, may not be more than<br />
seventy. Interestingly, <strong>the</strong> pass percentage is reported to be about 98<br />
percent!<br />
TRAINING FOR TRANSLATION<br />
The Central Translation Bureau conducts a variety <strong>of</strong> training programmes<br />
for <strong>of</strong>ficials <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> government, public enterprises and banks. These<br />
courses range in duration from 5 days to 3 months. But <strong>the</strong> scheme under<br />
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