Minister of State for Education, Dr. Sukanta Majumdar has highlighted the importance of preparing study material in Indian languages for various higher education courses. He said, the education system must reflect the vast linguistic diversity of the country and ensure that the students have access to knowledge in their mother tongues. The Minister said that this after inaugurating the one-day workshop for the Vice Chancellors on Writing of Textbooks in Bharatiya Bhasha for Higher Education in New Delhi today. The workshop was jointly organised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti (BBS). At the inaugural session of the workshop, Dr  Majumdar said that the National Education Policy 2020 lays the ground for inspiring the youth of the country to participate in nation-building. Dr. Majumdar also said that Indian languages are a testament to the ancient history of the nation and the wisdom that has been passed down through generations.

Secretary, Department of Higher Education, K. Sanjay Murthy launched three significant projects during the valedictory session. These are ASMITA (Augmenting Study Materials in Indian languages through Translation and Academic writing), Bahubhasha Shabdkosh and Real-time Translation Architecture.

ASMITA, led by UGC in collaboration with Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti, aims to produce 22000 books in the next five years in 22 scheduled languages. Bahubhasha Shabdkosh, led by the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) in collaboration with BBS is an extensive initiative to create a grand repository of multilingual dictionaries. Real-time Translation Architecture, led by the National Education Technology Forum (NEFT) in collaboration with BBS  will facilitate the creation of a technological framework to enhance real-time translation capabilities in Bharatiya Bhasha.