Mangaluru : To promote Konkani language across the state academy ornganised many programmes and  totaly spent Rs. 1.10 lakh in 2014 -2015, said president of Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy, Roy Castelino here on March 9, Monday.

Speaking in press conference at Mangaluru he said, at least two books in a month released, the academy formed a Konkani club on July in 2014 and the academy gifted more than 250 books to the library of Mangalore University, said Roy Castelino academy programmes in 2014-2015.

The academy was reeling under a fund crunch due to which either they have to cut down the events or increase the allocation for this year.

Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy’s two documentaries on artistes belonging to Siddi and Mandara communities will be ready by month-end, according to Roy Castelino, president of the academy.

Addressing presspersons here on Monday he said that Siddi community came under Scheduled Tribe and Mandara under Scheduled Caste. Each documentary was of 20 minutes.

In addition, he said the academy was making a documentary on 41 Konkani speaking communities. It would take about two years to complete.

Along with it, a coffee table book of 250 pages having introduction and photographs on those 41 communities would be published.

He said that the State government has agreed to release Rs. two crore to Mangalore University to establish a study chair in Konkani. It is expected to reserve the fund in the Government’s 2015-16 Budget. Once the chair was established different courses in Konkani would be offered through the university.