Mysuru: Mysuru district minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah on Sunday called upon people to strive for the growth of Kannada not only as a mother tongue but also as an administrative language, for the promotion of science and to fetch jobs for our youths in a competitive world.
He said 57 development projects worth Rs 1,793 crore had been launched in the district, covering irrigation, roads, healthcare, education and power infrastructure. Mandya also secured the top rank in the state by resolving 27,000 revenue court cases over three and a half years, he said.
He said that govt has also initiated measures for the growth of the Kannada language in the digital world, besides ensuring the availability of textbooks in Kannada language for Kannada-medium students learning engineering, medical and other professional courses. Kannada must grow beyond being a household language and emerge as a medium of knowledge, technology, education, research, employment and administration, said Mandya district minister N Cheluvarayaswamy. Speaking at the Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations, he said children should be encouraged to dream, think and acquire global knowledge in Kannada.
He was speaking after offering floral tributes to the portrait of Goddess Bhuvaneswari to mark the 71st Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations at Oval Grounds here. He appealed to people to encourage their children to learn Kannada not only as a mother tongue but also to enhance their knowledge in a technology-driven knowledge society. He also appealed to present-generation youths to promote their languages on social media. MLA Tanveer Sait, MLCs CN Manjegowda and R Raghu were present.
Emphasising India’s youth demographic, where 65% of the population is under 35, he detailed major programmes, including a 7.5% reservation for govt school students in professional courses, free bus passes, ‘Bharat Jodo Yuva Sanghas’, a govt-sponsored AI University and AI education starting from the 6th grade.
Deputy commissioner Bhanwar Singh Meena led the celebrations and said Kannada has a rich history spanning thousands of years. He said it is a matter of pride that Kannada has got the highest number of Jnanpith awards in the country. Kodagu district minister PM Narendraswamy used the Rajyotsava celebrations to express pride in local Asian Games gold medallist Machettira Poovamma. He focused on the district’s achievements in the field of sports. Madikeri MLA Mantar Gowda, deputy commissioner SJ Somashekar and superintendent of police Bindu Mani RN attended the event. It belongs to the Dravidian family and has its own unique literary tradition, grammar, culture and linguistic beauty. District minister KJ George did not attend the celebrations owing to health reasons. MLAs HD Thammaiah, TD Rajegowda and others were present.