Minister hosts meet on Unicode issue at Janata Bhawan

GUWAHATI: A high-level meeting for pursuing the matter of a separate Code Chart for Assamese script was held on Thursday under the chairmanship of Minster for Power, Tourism, Culture etc., Bimal Bora at his office chamber at the Janata Bhawan.

According to a press release, the committee members placed their views regarding the matter of a separate code chart for Assamese script under Unicode. The committee has decided to reaffirm its demand that since the Assamese script has its history from the 4th century BC, it should have a separate code chart. It was also decided at the meeting that the matter will be taken up at the international forum of Unicode, and the other international as well as national forum, once again for insertion of the Assamese script in the unicode as a separate code chart.

The meeting was attended by Kuladhar Saikia, president Axom Xahitya Xabha, Dr Dilip Kalita, Director, Anundoram Borooah Institute of Language, Art and Culture, Dr Upen Rabha Hakasam, Dr Shikhar Kumar Sarma and Jyoti Prakash Tamuli of Gauhati University, MK Yadav, Managing Director Amtron, Dipak Majumdar, Secretary, Higher Education, Rubayet Ali, State Informatic Officer and other officials of the State Government.

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