National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language

National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language
قومی کونسل براۓ فروغ اردو زبان

Type	Autonomous Regulatory Body
Founded	April 1, 1996
Headquarters	Delhi, India
Area served	Standardisation and promotion of Urdu language
Key people	Dr. M. Mangapati Pallam Raju, Shri Jitin Prasada, Shri Wasim Barelvi, Dr. Khwaja Mohd. Ekramuddin
Website	http://www.urducouncil.nic.in/

The National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (Urdu: قومی کونسل براۓ فروغ اردو زبان‎, Qaumī kaunsala barā'ē-furōġ-ai-urdū-zabān) (NCPUL) is an autonomous regulatory body in the Government of India. It is the main authority of Urdu language and education in India, being one of two authorities responsible for the regulation of Urdu, the other being the National Language Authority of Pakistan.

Functions and objectives

• To make available knowledge of scientific and technological development and ideas evolved in the modern context in Urdu
• Promotion of the Urdu language
• Provide diplomas in Urdu
• Increase IT literacy in Urdu
• Provide Publications in Urdu

Directors

• Dr. Khwaja Ekram from 4th April 2012

See also

• DD Urdu
• Geographic Distribution of Urdu
• Languages of India
• Dakhni
• Urdu in Aurangabad
• Etv Urdu
• Dev Anand

External links

• قومی کونسل براۓ فروغ اردو زبان
• Please visit for Urdu online course By Md Bahlul
• Dr. Khwaja Mohd. Ekramuddin
• http://www.antya.com/detail/National-Council-for-Promotion-of-Urdu-Language-%28NCPUL%29/19619
• http://urdu-info.blogspot.com/2010/12/national-council-for-promotion-of-urdu.html
• http://mictcc.com/ncpul.htm
• http://www.i4donline.net/issue/feb04/initiative_full.htm