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Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation (DLPI) is a directorate of the Government of Manipur in charge of the language planning and the implementation of policies of
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
(officially known as
Manipuri language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
) as well as other indigenous vernaculars of Manipur. The 1st anniversary of the Directorate of Language Planning & Implementation coincided with 18th
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(officially called
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), the annual commemorative celebration of
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
's inclusion in the Eighth Schedule to the Indian Constitution. Though
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(officially called
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) is annually observed even before the establishment of the Directorate of Language Planning & Implementation, the Directorate is serving as one of the key organisers of the very annual event after just its inception in 2013.


Language planning and implementation works

During November 2013, in collaboration with the '' Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), MHRD, Government of India, Mysore'', the Department of Language Planning and Implementation organised a five-day training programme on
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(NLP) ''in relation to
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
'' in Lamphelpat. The event took up the initiatives for the provision of the very essential boost for
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
and for ''"building of co-opera"'' in the ''Linguistic Data Consortium of Indian Languages'' (LDCIL). Major significant tasks discussed and highlighted during the event were machine translation for
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
documents; Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for Meitei language
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, transcription (and transliteration) of Bengali script into Meitei script ( mni, Meitei Mayek) and vice versa. The event's main objective was to set up “building of co-opera” containing millions of
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
words, phrases, word meanings, words'
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in computers. Experts and scholars of socio-linguistic groups working on Meitei literature, including the '' Manipuri Sahitya Parishad (MSP), Culture Forum Manipur, KALAM, MEELAL'', etc. also participated in the event. The training program event was the ''first step'' in forwarding the development of
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
by the Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation. During May, 2014, the Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation organised a 10-day workshop on terminology building for
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
(officially known as
Manipuri language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
) in the Multipurpose Hall of SCERT, Lamphelpat. Experts including professors of various departments of Botany,
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, Economics, Geography, Physics, Zoology and
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
from different universities took part in the workshop. The purpose of the event was the imparting of education upto graduation level of the ''mentioned general subjects'' in
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
medium. It was in accordance to the provisions of the "Manipur Official Language Act, 1979". The main aim of the event was to discover as many as 30,000
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
terminologies to replace English terminologies used in three subjects, viz. Physics, Economics and Geography, after which all the practicable Meitei terminologies could be added to a Meitei lexicon. During September 2014, the Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation organised another 10-day workshop at the conference hall of the directorate in Old Lambulane town, Imphal West district. The event was participated by 35 university and college teachers. Translations of different books of various subjects including anthropology, commerce, economics, history, home science,
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, political science and sociology into
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
, for educational standards from Class XI up to graduation level, were carried out. During March 2016, the Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation organised a
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on the theme "Multiculturalism and Aspects of Translation". The venue for the event was in the Manipur Press Club. The symposium had two sessions. In one session, various resource persons presented papers on different topics for the promotion of
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
. In another session, resource persons presented research papers to sharply increase the level of the translation works to impart the knowledge and understanding of
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
to people living outside the state of Manipur. During June 2017, the Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation organised a 10-day Meetei Mayek orientation programme for college teachers who teach
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
as a subject. The venue for the event was at the DM College of Arts, Imphal. In the event,
Thokchom Radheshyam Singh Thokchom Radheshyam Singh is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Manipur Legislative Assembly from Heirok (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Heirok in the 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He ...
, the then ''Education, Labour & Employment Minister'', launched
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
textbooks (in Meitei Mayek) for the academic degree in Bachelor of Arts on e-book formats. During April 2018, the Directorate of Language Planning & Implementation organised a three-day conference on the topic ''"Classical Language Status in respect of Manipuri Language"'' at the conference hall of Manipur State Guest House, Sanjenthong, Imphal. Langpoklakpam Jayantakumar Singh, the then Minister of Art & Culture Department of the Government of Manipur, as a Chief Guest of the event, assured that he will take a leading role in the efforts of attaining classical language status for
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
for the sake of future generations.
Thokchom Radheshyam Singh Thokchom Radheshyam Singh is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Manipur Legislative Assembly from Heirok (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Heirok in the 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He ...
, the then minister of the Education Department of the Government of Manipur, as a President of the event, while calling upon the people to involve in the movement for inclusion of
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
in the classical language list.


Issues and Demands


November 2020

During November 2020, in response to the then education minister's statement of introducing Sanskrit as a subject in selected schools and colleges of Manipur, there were strong criticism of the minister's plan from the sides of various social organizations. A spearheading social organization, "MEELAL" (Meetei Erol Eyek Loinasillol Apunba Lup) demanded the Government of Manipur that there should be state language departments other than Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation (DLPI) and the concerned authorities should first work on the development and the promotion of Manipur's indigenous languages and Meetei Mayek writing system before promoting other languages.


January 2022

During January 2022, in a meeting with the Wakhallon Mannaba Apunba (WAMA), Leishemba Sanajaoba expressed that he was extremely unsatisfied with the negligence of the Department of Language Planning and Implementation in the documentation works for inclusion of
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
among the classical languages. The WAMA expressed that such negligence of the Language Department will make the efforts of Sanajaoba, of raising his voice in the Rajya Sabha, useless. The WAMA demanded the Government of Manipur for the change of the present director of Department of Language Planning and Implementation. According to the WAMA, Chitra, the present director, is unfit to hold the very directorial position because of her neglecting and irresponsible behaviours.


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