Centre states stand on script committee plan
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 02 2023:
While reacting to the statement of education minister in the Assembly regarding formation of an expert committee for promotion of the 27-letter Meetei Mayek script to precisely decipher the archaic Meetei manuscripts "Puya", Meetei Mayek Research Centre has maintained that the expert committee has already been formed and discussions held in this regard.
Addressing media persons at Manipur Press Club here on Wednesday, Research Centre president Tongbram Mahindra informed that to promote the 27 letter for enabling reading of the "Puya", an expert committee had already been formed, discussions held on several occasions and resolutions adopted.
If at all there is the need for formation of a new expert committee, representatives from Meetei Mayek Research Centre and Meetei Mayek experts should be included as members of the committee and necessary measures taken up in this regard.
He further informed that the government and the public should understand that Manipur cannot develop without developing Meeteilon.