Introduction of Punjabi in other states
Various type of financial assistance is extended to the provinces out of Punjab for the development of Punjabi language.

i. Financial assistance to the libraries
The libraries are provided grant-in-aid in the form of books.

ii.Financial assistance to the Literary institutions
The Literary institutions working for the cause of Punjabi language are given financial assistance

iii.Financial assistance for publication of books
The selective manuscripts of the litterateurs/ writers are provided financial help.

iv.Publication of books
The books prepared by the Department on its own, Vishav Kosh, glossaries, Kosh etc. and the books got edited and translated from the outside scholars are got printed judiciously. The process of publication is as stated below.

v. Press copy
The press copy and the official copy is finalised by the Department. Thereafter the press copy is sent to the Controller, Printing and stationary, Punjab for publication.

vi.Allotment
The book is alloted for printing to some private printing press by the Controller Printing and stationary.

vii.The proof reading is got done by the press from the Language Department. On the receipt of print order the book is printed.

viii. Price
After the book is printed its sample copies got approved from the Language Department and is sent to the Controller, Printing and Stationary Dept., Punjab to fix the price.

ix.Supply
After the price of the book is fixed by the controller printing and stationary the entire supply of the book is made to the Languages Deptt. Pb. Staff related to Publication Section occupies Site- This staff is housed in Hall No. 2 Ground floor Bhasha Bhawan Sheran wala Gate Patiala.

x. Reference Library

a. The reference library of the Department came into existence in the year 1950. There are 96841 books in all in this library out of which 42800 books are of Punjabi, 22957 of Hindi, 6471 of Urdu, 15485 of English 7651 of children literature and 1477 books are Departmental publications.

b. This library is primarily related to the Punjabi literature therefore two copies of each standardized book published in Punjabi by every writer residing in and out of Punjab are invariably purchased for this library.

c. Besides the books of Punjabi Language the books pertaining to Hindi, English, Urdu and children literature which are required in the research work by the Departmental and other scholars are purchased and made available to the concerned on the requisition of the sections of the Department.

d. Besides this library has also preserved a stock of 592 rare handwritten manuscripts. The work of preparing C.D. of all these handwritten manuscripts has been initiated by the computer wing of the Department.

e. This library is housed in the third and fourth floor of this fine building of the head office of the Department. This building has spacious reading hall, a writer's gallery and separate rooms for the regular researchers and scholars. In the reference section of the books too there is a separate sitting arrangement for the readers.

f. In order to keep the day to day record of information the prominent new papers and periodicals are purchased for the library out of which the matter relating to Punjabi literature is also preserved.

g. The reading hall is also well furnished.

h. In this hall there is writer's gallery embellished with the portraits of the Shiromani litterateurs, writers and scholars. In this gallery the entire literary creations of the honoured scholars have been displayed.

Staff related to library Section occupies Site- Reference library, III floor Bhasha Bhawan, Sheranwala Gate, Patiala.