Bengaluru, May 17: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said orders would be issued to have templates in Kannada for all the software related to the State government.

Speaking at a function to launch the 'e-Kannada' project formulated by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms and the Kannada Development Authority, Bommai said, Kannada language should be developed in a manner that it would cater to all aspects of Kannada and Kannadigas and the needs of Karnataka's development. Karnataka Azaan Row: Basavaraj Bommai Govt Set to Implement Law on Azaan in State.

The State government would render all help in this regard. "In the modern era the language needs to grow in synergy with the technology. A language could evolve ahead only if it blends with the evolution of technology. It is heartening to note that many software are now available in Kannada," Bommai said.

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