Lok Sabha Question No. 2072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Mechanism of Public Speeches
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: S. Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2072

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2022)

## MECHANISM OF PUBLIC SPEECHES

2072. MS. S. JOTHIMANI:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government is considering a mechanism to translate public  speeches of  the  Prime  Minister,  the  President  and  Cabinet Ministers  in  all  twenty-two  Official  Languages  included  in  the Constitution and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  would  consider  putting  a  mechanism  in place  to  enable  live  translations  of  such  public  speeches  during events  like  Independence  Day,  Republic  Day,  etc.  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government would consider making public speeches of  key  Government  officials  more  inclusive  by  providing  for  an interpreter  to  convey  the  speech  in  sign  language  for  differentlyabled persons in real time and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government would consider making braille translations of public speeches available for differently-abled and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  such  requests  for live/post-event translations from the State Governments and if so, the details of the same?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a)  to  (e):    Selected  speeches  of  Hon'ble  President  of  India  and Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  are  published  by  Publications  Division  of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in English and Hindi.

Hon'ble  President's  message  to  the  nation  on  the  occasion  of Independence Day and Republic day are telecast in regional languages  by  respective  regional/state  based  channels.  DD  Bharati channel  telecasts  Hon'ble  President's  message  to  the  nation  in  the sign language.

Hon'ble Prime Minister's speeches/address to the nation are broadcast/telecast Live by various Channels. Regional Network channels of Doordarshan telecast highlights of Hon'ble Prime Minister's speech/address in their respective language in their news bulletins. The Regional channels also telecast Hon'ble Prime Minister's  speech  from  the  ramparts  of  Red  Fort  on  the  occasion  of Independence Day in their respective languages. DD Bharati telecasts the sign language version of Hon'ble Prime Minister's speech. Hon'ble Prime  Minister's  radio  programme  'Mann  Ki  Baat'  is  telecast  in regional languages in addition to Hindi language by various channels of All India Radio & Doordarshan Network.

Hon'ble  Prime  Minister's  speeches  are  translated  into  13  languages viz. English, Malayalam, Kannada, Urdu, Marathi, Manipuri, Assamese, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Odia, Tamil and Telugu and it is published on the Press Information Bureau's website. DD News has already extended the use of sign language interpretation  to  the  telecast  of  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister's  Mann  Ki Baat, Hon'ble President and Hon'ble Prime Minister's address to the nation  on  the  occasion  of  the  events  of  National  Importance  like Independence  Day,  Republic  Day  etc. Any  other  special  occasion  of Hon'ble  Prime  Minister's  address  to  the  nation  is  also  telecast  with sign  language  interpretation.  These  speeches  are  also  available  on the digital media platforms of All India Radio and Doordarshan.

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