PROCEEDINGS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

Subject : Kannada script softwares standard and Uniformity - Standard and Uniform glyphs needed for Kannada script and codes to be used for mono-lingual letter form (Mono-lingual font) in software - regarding.

Read :  1.   Mahithi - The Millenium IT policy regarding Information Technology announced on 18.03.2000.

2.   Letter no. ¸ÀAPÀE 238 ¹éêÀÄgï 99 (¨üÁ) Dated 22.04.2000 from Secretary to Govt, Kannada and Culture Department.

3.   Govt Order No. ªÀiÁvÀAE 6 ¤Ã¸ÀA« 2000 Bangalore, Dated 19^th May 2000.

Preamble:

In ‘Mahithi’ - The Millenium IT policy (Govt policy referred in sl. no.1 above) announced on 18.03.2000, it is mentioned to form a committee under the chairmanship of Secretary to Govt, Kannada and culture department for the benefit of rapid development of Kannada software and to decide the necessary steps to adopt standard and uniformity in them. Based on this, in consultation with Kannada and Culture department, for the rapid development of Kannada software and to standardize the necessary formats and codes to adopt uniformity in them, as in the Govt Order referred above in sl.no.3 a committee has been formed as detailed below:

1)   Shri A. R. Chandrahasa Gupta,                                                                Chairman

      Secretary to Govt, Kannada and Culture Department

      Bangalore

2)   Shri N. Basavaradhya,                                                                              Member

      President, Kannada Sahitya Parishat

      Bangalore

3)   Shri C. V. Srinatha Sastry,                                                                        Member

      General Secretary, Kannada Ganaka Parishat

      Bangalore

4)   Dr.K. Chidananda Gowda                                                                       Member

      Professor (Computer Division)

      Sri Jayachamarajendra Engineering College

      Mysore

5)   Sri S. A. Krishnaiah                                                                                  Member

      Chief Investigator

      Regional theatre arts study centre

      M.G.M.College, Udupi

6)   Dr. U. B. Pavanaja                                                                                    Member

      Computer Expert, Bangalore

7)   Dr. Panditharadhya                                                                                   Member

      Reader - Kannada

      Kuvempu Kannada Study Institute

      Manasagangothri, Mysore

8)   Prof. Basavaraja Patil                                                                                Member

      Professor, Computer Section

      Pujya Sri Saranabasappa Appa engineering College

      Gulbarga

9)   Dr. B. Mallikarjuna                                                                                   Member

      Educational Secretary

      Central Institute of Indian Languages

      Manasagangothri, Mysore

10) Sri K.C. Rama Murthy                                                                              Member

      Director

      Directorate of Kannada and Culture

      Bangalore

11) Sri C. Somashekar                                                                                     Member

      Secretary, Kannada Development Authority

      Bangalore                                                                                                 

12) Sri E. V. Ramana Reddy                                                                          Member Secretary

      Director, Department of Information Technology

      Bangalore                                                                                                 

This committee has been instructed to submit the necessary report to the Govt within Three months.

With this background committee has submitted its report on 21.9.2000, Govt has thoroughly examined that.

GOVT ORDER NO. ªÀiÁvÀAE 6 ¤Ã¸ÀA« 2000 BANGALORE, DATED : 1.11.2000

In the background of the details as explained in the preamble, Govt has accepted the report submitted by the committee constituted under the chairmanship of Secretary to Govt, Kannada and Culture department and the following orders issued for the implementation of the recommendations of the report.

1.   Kannada software developers to use only the glyphs and American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) codes as specified in the Annexure to the G.O.

2.   Software facility (utilitiy modules) has to be provided to change data stored in glyph codes to Indian Script Code for Information Interchange (ISCII) and to change data created as sequence of ISCII codes to glyph codes. Facilities to Sort and Index Kannada data through this has to be provided in the Kannada script software. Sorting of Kannada data should be as explained in the following order:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, IÄ, J, K, L, M, N, O;

PÀ, R, UÀ, WÀ, Y;  ZÀ, bÀ, d, gÀhÄ, k;  m, oÀ, qÀ, qÀü, t;

vÀ, xÀ, zÀ, zÀü, £À;  ¥À, ¥Àü, §, ¨Àü, ªÀÄ;  AÄÀÄ, gÀ, ¾, ®, ªÀ, ±À, µÀ, ¸À, ºÀ, ¼À, ¿

3.   Kannada software should have facilities to store Kannada files in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), RTF (Rich Text Format), TXT (Text) etc,. formats.

4.   Kannada software has to provide conversion utility to convert the already existing data to new codes, where-ever required.

5.   Only those Kannada software which meets all the above conditions should be included in the list of Govt approved softwares/software developers/software vendors.

6.   All the Govt departments, Govt Corporations, Govt companies, Authorities, Universities, Educational Institutions, Local organizations, Aided institutions should use only certified Kannada softwares which meets all the above conditions.

By the order of Governor of Karanataka and on his name

(K.M Anand)

Under Secretary to Govt,

Department of Information Technology

1)   All Principal secretaries/Secretaries to Govt

2)   Director, Department of Information Technology

3)   Director, Incharge, Keonics Organisation, Bangalore

4)   Heads of all the Govt approved Kannada software development organisations.

For kind information :-

1)   Chief Secretary to Govt

2)   Additional Chief Secretary to Govt

3)   Additional Chief Secretary to Govt and Development Commissioner

4)   Secretaries of Hon Chief Minister

5)   Committee Chairman and all members

Appendix to Govt Order No. ªÀiÁvÀAE 6 ¤Ã¸ÀA« 2000 Bangalore, Dated : 1.11.2000

Standard and Uniform Kannada glyphs and their defined (American Standard Code for Information Interchange(ASCII)) codes.

** Unused Codes

*** Reserved Codes

                                                                                                                     (K.M Anand)

                                                                                                            Under Secretary to Govt,

                                                                                             Department of Information Technology

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

No. ¸ÀAPÀE 70  PÁ 99

Karnataka Government Secretariate

MS Building

Bangalore, Date : 4-2-99

NOTIFICATION

Subject :    Appointing Kannada Ganaka Parishat as the certifying organization to certify the Kannada software packages Govt departments intend purchase as containing the minimum required features - regarding.

Reference :   1)   Instructions under rule 1994 of Kannada Development Authority.

2)   Govt Circular No. ¸ÀAPÀE 1 PÉMJ¯ï 97, dated 1-2-97.

                     3)   Govt Circular No. ¸ÀAPÀE 41 PÉMJ¯ï 98,  dated 19-11-98.

4)   Letter No fE¹:nJ¦:385:97-98 dated 18-6-98 from Director, Karnataka Government Computer Centre.

5)   Decisions taken in the conference meeting held on 24-9-98 conducted by Chairman, Kannada Development Authority.

6)   Decision taken by the Government High level Technical Adivisory Committee on 13-10-98.

7)   Letter Serial No ¸ÀUÀPÉÃ:J¸ï¦:-1:003:1486: dated 1-2-99 from Director, Karnataka Government Computer Centre and Memorandum dated 2-2-99.

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As per the instructions under rule 1994, chapter 3, topic 15D of Kannada Development Athority, Decisions taken in the conference meeting held on 24-9-98 conducted by Chairman, Kannada Development Authority and Decision taken by the Government Technical Adivisory Committee on 13-10-98, to certify the Kannada software packages Govt departments intend to purchase has the minimum feature as per the appendix of recommendation of Technical Advisory Committee (as suggested in the letter dated 18-6-98 from director of Karnataka Government Computer Centre), Kannada Ganaka Parishat, Bangalore has been ordered as the certifying agency and it is intimated that software developers have to take note that Govt departments would purchase only the software certified by Kannada Ganaka Parishat, Bangalore.

(A. R. Chnadrahasa Gupta)

Secretary to Government

Kannada and Culture Department

To:

Editor, Karnataka Gazette, Bangalore - for publication

Copies :

1)   Chairman, Kannada Development Authority, Bangalore

2)   General Secretary, Kannada Ganaka Parishat

3)   All Chief Secretaries to Govt : Secertaries

4)   Heads of all Department

5)   Software Vendors

6)   Director, Karnataka Government Computer Centre, Bangalore

7)   Safe  File - Excess copies.