The Jaiñtia National Council (JNC) today met with JHADC CEM Thombor Shiwat and held discussions on preservation of Pnar language, culture and tradition.

The organisation reminded the district council chief of the recognition of the A-B Jaiñtia alphabet, which was officially announced in the Meghalaya gazette in 2021. The JNC stressed on the need for the JHADC to begin using the A-B Jaiñtia script in its historical documents, particularly in legislative matters, and when issuing various notifications and to explore means to introduce the Jaiñtia alphabet, especially in schools under its authority.

It also highlighted the importance of the JHADC passing a resolution to urge the state government to recognize the Pnar language as one of the official languages in Meghalaya by incorporating it

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