Evaluation of Plan Schemes of the Department of Official Language

evaluation is the Advanced/Refresher Translation Training Course of five
days duration. These are conducted in Delhi and are meant for Hindi
Officers (and above) and for trained translators. The scheme was
introduced during the Ninth Plan following the recommendation of the
Parliamentary Hindi Committee.
The Tenth Plan had set a target of 30 such short-term courses to train 450
officials. The required number of courses was conducted and the target of
officials trained was also met. The actual expenditure exceeded the
allocated amount.
The evaluation team, due to the constraint of time, requested the DOL for
a list of participants who had attended the course. Random selections of
participants were interviewed over the phone. The feedback showed that it
is a misnomer to call these ‘translation courses’. These are conducted more
like workshops and are of a fairly advanced level. They cover administrative
matters and expose the participants to new developments. Those
participants who came with an expectation of a translation course were
disappointed. But the general feedback was that the quality of the course is
of high order. The facilities at the Bureau were reported to be good. The
faculty consists of external experts who are paid an honorarium. Exposure
to software was inadequate. But all respondents stated that they are ready
to recommend this course to others. A few suggested that the course
duration could be increased.
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