Lok Sabha Question No. 4341 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-28
Subject: Hindi Consultative Committees
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: ARUN KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†4341

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2017/ CHAITRA 7, 1939 (SAKA)

HINDI CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES

† 4341. DR. ARUN KUMAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  objectives  and  activities  of  the  Hindi  Consultative  Committees constituted in various Ministries;
- (b) the dates fixed for the regular meetings of the said committees and the basis for fixing the said meetings;
- (c) the names of the committees whose meetings were not held at the fixed time; and
- (d) the steps likely to be taken to address the laxity of such committees and make them more effective?

## ANSWER

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

(A)Hindi Advisory Committee has been set up in various Ministries/Departments to advise on proper implementation of Official Language policy of the Govt. of India and to ensure  proper acceleration of progressive use of Rajbhasha Hindi.

(B)In  the  Annual  Programme  issued  every  year  by  Dept.  of    Official language, a target has been fixed to conduct at least two meetings of Hindi Advisory Committee in every financial year. The decision to conduct meeting and its dates are fixed by particular Ministry/Deptt. as per the target fixed in Annual Programme issued by Dept. of Official Language.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.4341 FOR 28.03.2017

(C)After  the  constitution  of  16 th  Lok  Sabha,  the  datewise  details  of  the Hindi  Advisory  Committee  meetings  held  in  various  Ministries/Deptts.  are placed at Annexure.

(D)The D.O. letters from Secretary/ Joint Secretary (Official Language) are issued from time to time to the Ministries/ Deptts,  wherein Hindi Advisory Committee has not been constituted or regular meetings of Hindi Advisory Committee have not been held . Inter alia, Ministries/ Deptts. are directed to ensure the compliance of the decisions taken in the meetings of the Hindi Advisory Committee.

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## ANNEXURE FOR PART (C) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4341 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 28.03.2017

| Sr.No .   | Nameof the Ministry/ Deptt.                                                                                      | Date of constitution of the committee   | Date of Hindi Advisory Committee meeting in the   | Date of Hindi Advisory Committee meeting in the   | Date of Hindi Advisory Committee meeting in the 2016-2017   | Date of Hindi Advisory Committee meeting in the 2016-2017   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr.No .   | Nameof the Ministry/ Deptt.                                                                                      | Date of constitution of the committee   | year 2015-2016 First                              | Second                                            | year First                                                  | Second                                                      |
| 1.        | Ministry of Agriculture                                                                                          | 24.08.2016                              | Nil                                               | Nil                                               | 17.1.2017                                                   | -                                                           |
| 2.        | D/o Revenue, D/o Expenditure D/o Disinvestment and Office of Controller of Account                               | 09.06.2016                              | Nil                                               | Nil                                               | 16.11.2016                                                  | -                                                           |
| 3.        | Ministry of Rural Development                                                                                    | 02.6.2015                               | Nil                                               | Nil                                               | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 4.        | Ministry of Civil Aviation                                                                                       | 25.5.2015                               | 16.10.2015                                        | Nil                                               | 09.2.2017                                                   | -                                                           |
| 5.        | Ministry of Tourism                                                                                              | 22.4.2015                               | 16.09.2015                                        | Nil                                               | 15.04.2016                                                  | -                                                           |
| 6.        | Deptt. of Space and Atomic Power                                                                                 | 01.7.2015                               | 24.10.2015                                        | Nil                                               | 01.07.2016                                                  | 15.11.2016                                                  |
| 7.        | Ministry of Coal                                                                                                 | 06.01.2017                              | Nil                                               | Nil                                               | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 8.        | Department of Commerce                                                                                           | Proposal not yet received               | Nil                                               | Nil                                               | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 9.        | Department of Post                                                                                               | Notification not yet received           | Nil                                               | Nil                                               | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 10.       | Department of Communication Ministry of InformationTechnology                                                    | 15.9.2015                               | Nil                                               | Nil                                               | 27.08.2016                                                  | -                                                           |
| 11.       | Department of Defence Production                                                                                 | 28.11.2015                              | 17.02.2016                                        | Nil                                               | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 12.       | Ministry of Defence, Deptt. of Defence, Deptt. of Defence Research &Development and Ex-servicemen Welfare Deptt. | 19.9.2015                               | Nil                                               | Nil                                               | 07.05.2016                                                  | -                                                           |
| 13.       | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change                                                               | 15.5.2015                               | Nil                                               | Nil                                               | 08.03.2017                                                  | -                                                           |
| 14.       | Ministry of External Affairs                                                                                     | 21.01.2015                              | 19.02.2015                                        | Nil                                               | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 15.       | Department of Economic Affiars                                                                                   | 07.10.2015                              | Nil                                               | Nil                                               | 22.08.2016                                                  | -                                                           |
| 16.       | Ministry of Health and Family Affairs and M/o AYUSH                                                              | 09.9.2015                               | Nil                                               | Nil                                               | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 17.       | Ministry of Home Affairs                                                                                         | 05.11.2016                              | Nil                                               | Nil                                               | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 18.       | Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution                                                       | 04.2.2015                               | 08.06.2015                                        | 12.02.2016                                        | 03.10.2016                                                  | -                                                           |
| 19.       | Ministry of North-Eastern Region Development                                                                     | 05.8.2015                               | 08.10.2015                                        | Nil                                               | 24.1.2017                                                   | -                                                           |
| 20.       | Ministry of Culture                                                                                              | 10.6.2015                               | Nil                                               | Nil                                               | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 21.       | Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion                                                                    | 10.2.2015                               | 21.05.2015                                        | Nil                                               | 24.06.2016                                                  | 20.02.2017                                                  |
| 22.       | Ministry of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises                                                                | 07.9.2015                               | 10.01.2016                                        | Nil                                               | 29.12.2016                                                  | -                                                           |
| 23.       | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting                                                                         | 05.08.2015                              | 10.11.2015                                        | Nil                                               | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 24.       | Ministry of Labour and Employment                                                                                | Notification not yet received           | Nil                                               | Nil                                               | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 25.       | Ministry of Law and Justice                                                                                      | 14.5.2015                               | 07.07.2015                                        | Nil                                               | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 26.       | Ministry of Mines                                                                                                | 06.7.2016                               | Nil                                               | Nil                                               | 05.10.2016                                                  | -                                                           |
| 27.       | Ministry ofNew and Renewal Energy Resources                                                                      | Proposal not yet received               | Nil                                               | Nil                                               | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 28.       | Ministry of Parliament Affairs                                                                                   | 16.6.2015                               | 24.07.2015                                        | 30.03.2016                                        | -                                                           | -                                                           |

## ANNEXURE

|   29. | Ministry of Personnel, Pension and Public Grievances                             | 13.4.2016                     | Nil        | Nil        | 08.06.2016   | -                       |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------|------------|--------------|-------------------------|
|    30 | Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas                                            | 29.5.2015                     | 08.02.2016 | Nil        | -            | -                       |
|    31 | NITI AYOG                                                                        | 04.3.2015                     | 14.05.2015 | 20.01.2016 | 23.11.2016   |                         |
|    32 | Ministry of Power                                                                | 23.12.2016                    | Nil        | Nil        | 18.1.2017    | -                       |
|    33 | Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)                                             | 07.9.2015 & 17.9.2015         | 08.12.2015 | Nil        | -            | -                       |
|    34 | Ministry of Science and Technology and Earth Science                             | 02.5.2016                     | Nil        | Nil        | 18.02.2017   | -                       |
|    35 | Ministry of Steel                                                                | 27.5.2016                     | Nil        | Nil        | 19.11.2016   | -                       |
|    36 | Ministry of Shipping                                                             | 17.9.2015                     | 06.01.2016 | Nil        | 08..03.2017  | -                       |
|    37 | Ministry of Textile                                                              | 12.3.2015                     | 10.06.2015 | 17.11.2015 | 29.06.2016   | 27.12.2016 -            |
|    38 | Ministry of Panchayati Raj                                                       | 07.03.2016                    | Nil        | Nil        | 22.08.2016   |                         |
|    39 | Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation            | 17.08.2015                    | Nil        | Nil        | 19.07.2016   | 19.10.2016 & 15.03.2017 |
|    40 | Ministry of Social Justice, Empowerment and Welfare of Persons with Disabilities | 08.09.2015 &18.08.2016        | 18.11.2015 | Nil        | 30.09.2016   | -                       |
|    41 | Department of Electronics and Information Technology                             | 18.11.2015                    | Nil        | Nil        | 21.10.2016   | -                       |
|    42 | Department Fertilizers, Chemical and Petro Chemicals                             | Notification not yet received | Nil        | Nil        | -            | -                       |
|    43 | Ministry of Small, Mini and Micro Industries                                     | 06.04.2016                    | Nil        | Nil        | -            | -                       |
|    44 | Ministry of Womenand Child Welfare                                               | 05.03.2015                    | 29.06.2015 | Nil        | 02.05.2016   |                         |
|    45 | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways                                          | 21.06.2016                    | Nil        | Nil        | 08.03.2017   | -                       |
|    46 | Ministry of Minority Affairs                                                     | 15.09.2015                    | Nil        | Nil        | -            | -                       |
|    47 | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation                              | 19.03.2015                    | 25.08.2015 | Nil        | 09.08.2016   | -                       |
|    48 | Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and M/o Urban Development      | 20.03.2015                    | 13.07.2015 | Nil        | 21.4.2016    | 18.10.2016              |
|    49 | Ministry of Corporate Affairs                                                    | 17.02.2015                    | 30.09.2015 | Nil        | -            | 02.03.2017              |
|    50 | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports                                             | 02.07.2015                    | 24.09.2015 | Nil        | 11.11.2016   | -                       |
|    51 | Ministry of Human Resources Development                                          | 22.05.2015                    | 14.10.2015 | Nil        | -            | -                       |
|    52 | Ministry of Food Processing Industries                                           | 14.12.2015                    | Nil        | Nil        | 24.06.2016   | -                       |
|    53 | Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation                                        | 06.05.2016                    | Nil        | Nil        | -            | -                       |
|    54 | Ministry of Tribal Affairs                                                       | 05.04.2016 &18.07.2016        | Nil        | Nil        | 28.07.2016   | -                       |

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