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Provide a Rs 10 lakh authorship grant for books in local languages

Bharatiya Janata Party · Goa Legislative Assembly Election 2022

Last updated 22 Jun 2026

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Original manifesto wording

“We will institute an authorship grant of Rs 10 lakh to each author for books published in local languages.”

From the Bharatiya Janata Party manifestoView Manifesto

Our Assessment

Pending. The commitment requires a grant of Rs 10 lakh to each eligible author publishing a book in a local language. The Directorate of Official Language operates a publication scheme for selected unpublished Konkani and Marathi manuscripts, but the maximum honorarium under that scheme is Rs 1 lakh. The Directorate of Art and Culture separately assists Goan authors and publishers by purchasing up to 300 copies of a published book, subject to a total ceiling of Rs 50,000. During 2024-25, 46 publishers received support under this purchase scheme. Neither arrangement provides the promised Rs 10 lakh authorship grant, and no approved notification or disbursement record for such a grant was found. Existing assistance at one-tenth or less of the promised amount is not treated as implementation of the new grant. Status pending.