BHUBANESWAR: The names of jury members and short-listed books will be made public simultaneously with the announcement of Kendra Sahitya Akademi awards.
Sahitya Akademi secretary K Sreenivasarao clarified that as per rules, the recommendation of the jury will be placed before the executive board for formal approval and announcement of awards.
The clarification, however, came in the wake of a complaint lodged with secretary by Bhubaneswar-based translator Narendra Narayan Das over non-implementation of rules and regulations while announcing awards of Sahitya Akademi.
“The rule says names of jury members and short-listed books in the final stage will be made public simultaneously with the award. We shall comply with it,” Sreenivasarao said in a letter to Das.