Assistance to Voluntary Organisations for Promotion of the Official Languages in the Field of Law
State: Central
Ministry: Ministry Of Law and Justice
Department: Legislative Department
Category: Public Safety,Law & Justice, Science, IT & Communications
Beneficiary Type: Government Organisation, University / Institution

The scheme aims to propagate and develop literature in the field of law in Hindi and other regional languages. It provides financial grants to voluntary organisations for publishing legal books, commentaries, and journals.

Benefits:
- Financial assistance in the form of a grant not exceeding 85% of the anticipated net expenditure involved in the implementation of the project or activity.
- The grants are paid in installments depending on the nature of activities to be undertaken and the progress of the work.

##### ***Conditions***

- _The organisation must bear the balance of the estimated expenditure on the scheme or project._
- _All assets created out of the grant must not be transferred to any person or institution without the prior concurrence of the Government of India._
- _If the organisation ceases to exist, the equipment purchased out of the central grant will revert to the Government of India._
- _The accounts of the organisation must be properly maintained and submitted as required for checking by the Legislative Department or Indian Audit And Accounts Department._
- _The organisation must exercise the utmost economy in its working._
- _The grant must be utilized strictly for the purpose for which it was sanctioned._
- _Progress reports about the project must be furnished at regular intervals._
- _An audited statement of expenditure and a report on the work done must be furnished immediately after the completion of the project or before drawing a subsequent installment._
- _The organisation must submit a Utilisation Certificate in respect of the grant received during the preceding year._
- _Such number of copies, not exceeding five, of all publications brought out with central assistance must be supplied to the Legislative Department free of cost._
- _The organisation must maintain an audited record of the assets acquired or created wholly or substantially with the help of the grant in the prescribed proforma._
- _The author of a published book must use the Hindi legal terms occurring in the authoritative texts of the Central Acts, State Acts, or the Legal Glossary published by the Official Languages Wing._
- _The organisation must give an undertaking to complete the project within a reasonable time fixed by the Government._

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Eligibility:
- The applicant must be a voluntary organisation or institution.
- The applicant must propose a project or activity for the development and propagation of literature in the field of law in Hindi or other regional languages.
- The applicant must undertake activities such as proposing commentaries, treatises, books, law journals, compendiums, or other relevant publications.
- The applicant must agree to bear the balance of the estimated expenditure for the proposed project.

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Application Process:
[Offline]
Step 1: Procuring and Preparing the Application FormThe applicant must obtain the prescribed application form for financial assistance under the Central Government. The applicant must carefully fill out the application form in duplicate and ensure all required details regarding the organisation, assets, and project features are accurately provided.
Step 2: Gathering and Attaching Required DocumentsThe applicant must compile all the necessary supplementary documents, such as the institutional prospectus, audited accounts, and manuscript copies. The applicant must ensure that these duplicate documents are securely attached alongside the completed application forms.
Step 3: Submitting the Application OfflineThe applicant must submit the complete application package to the Joint Secretary and Legislative Counsel at the Official Languages Wing, Room No. 742, 7th Floor 'A' Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110001.

Documents Required:
Application in Duplicate
Prospectus or Note Giving Aims and Objects of the Institution or Organisation
Constitution of the Board of Management and Particulars of Each Member
Latest Annual Report
Audited Accounts for the Last Financial Year, along with Copies of Certified Balance Sheets
Estimate of Income and Expenditure with Full Justification
Statement of Grants Received from the State Government or Other Bodies
Information Relating to Requests Made to Other State Governments or Bodies for Grants
Undertaking That Estimates Will Not Be Modified without Prior Approval
Copy of the Manuscript (in the case of a request for new publication work)
Certificate from the Author Authorising the Institution to Undertake the Publication (in the case of a request for new publication work)
Previous Publications of the Institution (for first applications)
Publications Brought Out in the Interim Period (for subsequent requests)
Statement of Qualifications and Experience of Staff Employed on the Project