Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS)

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday registered an FIR of cheating and criminal conspiracy against the former president of Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS), Shivayogi R Niralkatti, and other unidentified persons for alleged misappropriation of funds.

Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS)

DBHPS is an autonomous body functioning under the grant from Ministry of Education, Government of India.
DBHPS is national organisation that aims to improve Hindi literacy among non-Hindi speaking people of South India.
It is headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Union Government had recognised it as one of the Institutes of National Importance in 1964.
It is divided into four divisions one each for south states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

History:

DBHPS was established by Annie Besant with support from Mahatma Gandhi in 1918 with sole aim of prorogating Hindi in South India to unite the northern and southern states of the country in greatest interest of integration of the nation.
Gandhiji was founder president of DBHPS till his death.