Page 6 - A brief note on calligraphy of the Constitution of India in English and Hindi

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covers 221 calligraphed pages. To these may be
udded,—
Cover page 1
Preamble page 1
Signature pages 10 (including
one blank page)
Total 233

Out of these 233 pages, 124 pages have been decorated
and illuminated and are in the safe custody of this
Secretariat and 108 are in Santiniketan. Out of
these 124 illuminated pages about 15 first pages of
each Part have again to be sent to Santiniketan for
depicting historical scenes.

10. The following further decisions were taken by
the Honourable the Speaker in consultation with the
Honourable the Prime Minister regarding the calligra­
phy work:
(i) That the work of decoration and illumination
will be done in respect of both the English
and Hindi copies of the calligraphed Constitu­
tion.
(ii) 1000 copies of each of the two Editions will
be printed by the Surveyor-General by off-set
photo-printing process in colours, size to be
reduced by one third.
(iii) Signatures of Members also will be printed
at the end.
11. The English calligraphist did not give any terms
and left the question of honorarium to the Honourable
the Speaker. He was provided with free board and
lodging at the Constitution House for about five
months during which period he was receiving full
salary at about Rs. 325 per month from his employers,
Messrs. Govan Brothers. It was decided to pay him
Rs. 1500 as a lump sum on the basis of Rs. 5 per page