Maharashtra Punjabi Sahitya Academy faces eviction, seeks staff and new office space
'The Punjabi Academy was established in 2018 and was reconstituted around six months ago with an 11-member team to help the Academy implement schemes. But there is no staff, and recently the culture department asked the Academy to vacate the current office at the Old Customs House and shift to another rented space,' said a source.
The Academy's Executive Chairman, Bal Malkit Singh, said: 'We have requested the minority department for staff and an alternative office, and our requests are being considered positively and they will be met soon.'
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Singh added that the Punjabi Academy's annual budget was increased from Rs 30 lakh to Rs three crore.
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