Bhopal: Minister for Higher Education Jai Bhan Singh Pawaiya said that a library rich with poetry, books and other literary works of eminent writers of India will be developed at Hindi Granth Academy. This rare collection of books will be available for research scholars. Pawaiyya reviewed activities of Madhya Pradesh Hindi Granth Academy and Personality Development Cell today. Pawaiya instructed to make personality development cell more comprehensive and effective. The impact of activities on students should be visible in campus. It should be reflected as moral values and patriotism.
Pawaiya said that a plan should be made to compile dialects in Madhya Pradesh. Also, public customs and traditions, to be followed from birth to marriage, and continuing in different regions should be compiled. Folk songs, to be sung in festival and marriage, which are preserved only by older generation, should be compiled in a book form so that the heritage is not lost.
Pawaiya said that Divyang children should be included in free book scheme under operational at present for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students. This will be implemented for such students first time in the country. He said a dictionary should be published. Books on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Bharat Ratna Pt Madanmohan Malviya should be published.
Pawaiya said that students should be encouraged for participating in symposiums to be held at universities and district level. Principals of colleges at headquarters should be involved in them. Pawaiya released a brochure of personality development centre and conducted inspection at the academy. Principal Secretary Ashish Upadhyay and academy director Prof Surendra Bihari Goswami were present.