Lok Sabha Question No. 6101 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Promotion of Hindi Language
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †6101

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 th  APRIL, 2017/CHAITRA 21, 1939 (SAKA) PROMOTION OF HINDI LANGUAGE

†6101. SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  issued  guidelines  to  all  Public  Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and Nationalised Banks to use official language Hindi in their Department and correspondence and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has received complaints that PSUs and Banks reply  to  Hindi  correspondence  in  English  and  issue  all  press  release  in English only;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  of  such  cases  reported  and  the  action  taken  by  the Government  in  this  regard  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  the  use  of  Hindi language in such undertakings/departments in future?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU )

- (a) Yes, Madam.  For the progressive publicity & propagation of Hindi an annual  program  is  prepared  every  year  by  the  Department  of  Official Language for the implementation in the central government's offices and public  sector  banks  /  enterprises  in  which  different  targets  are  fixed  for various items for 'A', 'B' and 'C' regions. The annual program for the year 2017-18 has been uploaded on  31.03.2017 by the Department of Official Language on the Depatment's website rajbhasha@gov.in.

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(b) &  (c)  Some  such  matters  have  been  forwarded  to  the  administrative department of Ministries/Departments for appropriate action under rule 12 of the Official Language Act, 1976 .

(d)  Following  steps  have  been  taken  by  the  government  to  enhance  the work of Hindi in Government offices and Departments :-

(i)      Quarterly  progress  reports  regarding  progressive  use  of  Official Language   Hindi are received and reviewed at the end of each quarter.

(ii) An  Annual  Programme  is  issued  by  the  Department  of  Official Language  every  year  wherein  targets  are  fixed  for  central  government offices for the use of official language Hindi.

(iii) Achievements regarding compliance of Annual Programme are laid on the  Table  of  both  the  Houses  of  the  Parliament  in  the  form  of  Annual Assessment Report.

(iv) The  Department  of  Official  Language  conducts  training  for  central government employees in Hindi language, Hindi typing, translation and the use  of  Hindi  on  computer  courses  through  its  subordinate  offices    viz 'Central Hindi Tanning Institute' and 'Central Translation Bureau'.

(v) Official  Language  Implementation  Committees  are  constituted  in Central  Government offices etc. to  review  the  progressive  use  of  Official Language Hindi.

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(vi) Town  Official Language Implementation Committees have been formed  at  town  level  to  review  the  progressive  use  of  Hindi  in  Central Government  Offices etc. (vii) Hindi  Salahkar  Samitis  are  constituted  in  Ministries/Departments  to provide necessary guidelines. (viii) The officers of 08 Regional Implementation Offices of Department of Official  Language  ensure  compliance  of  official  language  policy  through Official Language inspections etc. The  Official  Language  Policy  of  Union  in  based  on  inspiration, incentive  and  goodwill.  Therefore,  various  incentive  schemes  are  being implemented  by  the  Department  of  Official  Language  for  Government  of

(ix) India offices/personnels to promote the use of Hindi.

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