Lok Sabha Question No. 2073 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Promotion of Hindi
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Rita Bahuguna Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2073 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

## Promotion of Hindi

## 2073. SHRIMATI RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken concrete steps for the promotion of Hindi Language especially in terms of its electronic usage;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the suggestions of Kendriya Hindi Samiti and departmental Hindi Advisory committees; and
- (d) the status of upgradation of Government websites in Hindi?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) & (b) Yes Sir. The Department of official language has launched the 'LILA-Rajbhasha' web/mobile app, 'LILA-Pravah' web/mobile app, 'E-Mahashabdkosh' web/mobile app and 'EPatrika Library' for promotion of the official language of the Union of India-Hindi. The Department has also launched a compilation of Hindi-English sentences under the 'E-Saral Hindi Vakya Kosh' and a memory based translation tool 'Kanthasth' also. Three institutes under the Ministry of Education have been working for the promotion and propogation of Hindi language viz., Kendriya Hindi Sansthan (KHS), Agra, Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT), New Delhi and Central Hindi Directorate (CHD), New Delhi. KHS conducts various courses for promotion of Hindi language in Non-Hindi speaking states through online mode. CSTT works towards Evolution and Standardisation of Scientific and technical terminology in Hindi language and has published technical Glossaries/Departmental Glossaries/Definitional Dictionaries and Journals which are available on CSTT Publication website. CHD implements various schemes such as preparation of dictionaries in Hindi and various Indian and foreign languages, correspondence Courses, supplementary Educational

Material and standardization of Devnagri Script and hindi spellings . The dictionaries and Glossaries are available on the institute's website. (c) The suggestions of the Kendriya Hindi Samiti in its 31 st meeting held on 06.09.2018 and the Departmental Hindi Advisory Committee of this Ministry in its meeting held on 14.05.2018 are placed at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively. (d) The Department of official language has informed that website of almost all the

Ministries/Departments are partially bilingual.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2073 ASKED BY SMT. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI, HON'BLE M.P. LOK SABHA FOR REPLY ON 08.03.2021 REGARDING PROMOTION OF HINDI

Major decisions/suggestions taken in the meeting of Kendriya Hindi Committee held on 06 September, 2018

1. Filling up the vacant posts of Hindi in Ministries and organizations.
2. Use of technology to increase the use of Hindi language.
3. To lessen the difference between Official Hindi and Hindi spoken in society.
4. To accept good words from different languages in Hindi.
5. To search 10-10 words from different languages and add in Hindi.
6. The official language hinders the promotion of Hindi. Sometimes translation is done in difficult language. This subject should be looked at seriously and the language of the translation should be simplified.
7. Hindi training should be imparted in all national trainings.
8. Correspondence between one ministry to another should be done in Hindi only.
9. The medium of instruction up to class X should be in Hindi or mother tongue only.
10. Efforts should be made to do scientific research in Hindi
11. Basic books of engineering, medical etc. should be written in Hindi
12. Hindi Cells to be opened in Central - State Universities.

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2073 ASKED BY SMT. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI, HON'BLE M.P. LOK SABHA FOR REPLY ON 08.03.2021 REGARDING PROMOTION OF HINDI

Major decisions taken in the meeting of Hindi Advisory Committee held on 14 May, 2018

1. Format of website of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and format of letters should be made in Hindi.
2. To ensure 100 percent compliance of Section 3 (3).
3. Basic correspondence should be done in Hindi.
4. The percentage of correspondence of Hindi in the University Grants Commission is very low. There should be a definite increase in it.
5. Entries in service books should be made in Hindi.