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Authorship grant up to Rs 1 lakh for Kumaoni, Garhwali and Jaunsari books

Bharatiya Janata Party · Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Election 2022

Last updated 4 Jul 2026

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Original manifesto wording

“We will institute an "Authorship Grant" of upto Rs 1 Lakh to each author for books published in Kumaoni, Garhwali, and Jaunsari.”

From the Bharatiya Janata Party manifestoView Manifestop.54

Our Assessment

Bhasha Sansthan honours and literature-promotion measures exist, including awards for Hindi/local-language literature, but no per-author Rs 1 lakh book grant in Kumaoni/Garhwali/Jaunsari is verified. Writer recognition exists, but the exact authorship-grant scheme is not verified. Budget: Award/prize support exists; no Rs 1 lakh authorship-grant allocation found.

Sources & Evidence

news

Garhwali, Kumaoni, Jaunsari writers will be honoured annually: Dhami

garhwalpost.in·6 Apr 2023

government

Sahityotsav 2025, Uttarakhand Bhasha Sansthan

ubs.uk.gov.in·4 Mar 2025

manifesto

BJP Uttarakhand Assembly Election Manifesto 2022

bjp.org·9 Feb 2022

Promise Timeline

9 Feb 2022

BJP manifesto promised: We will institute an "Authorship Grant" of upto Rs 1 Lakh to each author for books published in Kumaoni, Garhwali, and Jaunsari.

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