(1) This Act may be called the Uttarakhand Language Institutions Act , 2018.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of Uttarakhand.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
Definitions 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -
(a) “Institution” means the Uttarakhand Language Institution constituted under section 3 of the Act;
(b) “Notification” means the Notification published in the Gazette of Uttarakhand Government ;
(c) “General body” means the General body of the Institution;
(d) “Committee” means the Managing Executive Committee of the Language Institution;
(e) “Government” means the State Government of Uttarakhand;
(f) “Prescribed” means the prescribed rules and procedures under the Act;
(g) “Academy” means the Uttarakhand Hindi Academy, Uttarakhand Urdu Academy, Uttarakhand Punjabi Academy and Uttarakhand Regional Language and Boli (dialect)Academy.
(h) “State” means the State of Uttarakhand;
(i) “Non-official member” means such person who is representative of any organization/institution but not Government Member;
(j) “Chairman, Executive Chairman and Vice-chairman” means the Chairman, Executive Chairman and Vice-chairman of the Uttarakhand Language Institution;
(k) “Director” means the Director of the Language Institution;
(l) “Deputy Director” means the Deputy Director of the Uttarakhand Hindi Academy, Uttarakhand Urdu Academy, Uttarakhand Punjabi Academy and Uttarakhand Regional Language and Boli (dialect)Academy;
(m) “Member” means the members of the General body and Managing Executive Committee;
(n) “Year” means the financial year;
CHAPTER-II Establishment of the Uttarakhand Language Institution Establishment of the Language Institution
3. The State Government, as soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, shall constitute a Language Institution for the fulfillment of the purposes of this Act, which shall be known as the Uttarakhand Language Institution, whose head-quarter shall be in Dehradun.
Committee Composition of the Language Institution
4. The General body of the Uttarakhand Language Institution shall be constituted as follows,-
(a) Hon’ble Chief Minister- Chairman (ex-officio);
(b) Hon’ble Language Minister- Executive Chairman (Exofficio);
(c) An Eminent person nominated by the State Government- Vice-chairman;
(d) Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Finance, Government of Uttarakhand- Member (ex-officio);
(e) Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Higher Education, Government of Uttarakhand- Member (ex-officio);
(f) Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Language, Government of Uttarakhand- Member (ex-officio);
(g) Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Planning, Government of Uttarakhand- Member (ex-officio);
(h) Vice-chancellor of any two Universities nominated by the State Government- Members;
(i) such 12 linguist and litterateur of relating subjects of the Country and State nominated by the State Government, as may be prescribed- Members;
(j) Secretary, Uttarakhand Sanskrit Academy- Member (exofficio);
(k) Senior Finance Officer, Uttarakhand Language Institution- Member (ex-officio);
(l) Director, Uttarakhand Language Institution- Membersecretary (ex-officio).
Composition of Managing Executive Committee
5. The Managing Executive Committee shall be constituted as follows-
(1) Chairman- Chief Minister/Language Minister, Uttarakhand ;
(2) Executive Chairman- Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Language Department, Government of Uttarakhand;
(3) Member- Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Finance, Government of Uttarakhand;
(4) Member- Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Higher Education, Government of Uttarakhand;
(5) Member- Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Planning, Government of Uttarakhand;
(6) Member – Secretary, Uttarakhand Sanskrit Academy;
(7) Member- Three (03) litterateurs of institutions nominated by the Government of Uttarakhand;
(8) Member- Senior Account officer, Uttarakhand Hindi Academy.
Duties and powers of the Chairman, Executive Chairman, Vicechairman and Members