scholarship for young litterateurs

Updated on: Saturday, March 24, 2012

The Assam government, with a view to promote research and writing on indigenous issue, announced a scholarship scheme for promising litterateurs.

Under the scheme, young litterateurs would be eligible for scholarship of up to Rs 1 lakh for undertaking basic research and the state government would also help them to get their works published.

Assam Education Minister and government spokesperson Himanta Biwsa Sarma told reporters here, “For youngsters it is very difficult to undertake research and writing and hence with an intention to help them, we are launching a scholarship scheme and 100 youngsters would be selected every year for this scheme.”

He said that the litterateurs would also receive 40 per cent royalty in case they decide to have their completed works published by the state-run Prakashan Parishad.

Sarma also said that government will start a special healthcare scheme for writers and litterateurs to help them in time of physical ailment. “A fund pool would be created for this purpose by our government,” he said.

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