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CHAPTER - 8
POLICY ORDERS RELATING TO THE TRANSLATION ARRANGEMENT
O.M. No. 13017/1/88-OL(C), dated 27.4.1988
Subject:— Use of simple and intelligible Hindi by the translators of Central Government while doing translation from
English to Hindi.
Instructions were issued vide this Department Office Memorandum No. II/13034/23/75-OL(C) dated 17th March, 1976
that while writing notes or letters, simple Hindi should be used so that it is easily understood by all. In official work only
popular words should be increasingly used and while writing there should be no hesitation, whatsoever, in using popular
words of other languages, wherever it is felt that the reader may find it difficult to understand a particular technical word or
designation in Hindi, it would be helpful if its English equivalent is also written in brackets. A copy of the O.M. has been
published at Sr. No. 127 of the Third Edition of compliation of orders regarding the use of Hindi.
2. In the meeting of the Central Hindi Committee held on 2nd December, 1987, some members expressed the view that
the language to be used in Hindi translation should be simple and natural. As is evident from the above mentioned office
Memorandum of 17th March, 1976, the policy of the Central Govt. from the very beginning has been that simple and
intelligible Hindi should be used in official work. All Ministries/Deptts. are, therefore, requested that all officers/employees
concerned be instructed to use simple and intelligible Hindi while doing translation from English to Hindi in conformity with
the above mentioned suggestions given at the meeting of the Central Hindi Committee, so that it can easily be understood
even by those who are not proficient in Hindi. In translation not only simple and intelligible words should be used, but as
far as possible, sentences should be small and instead of attempting word-by-word translation, the sense of the sentence
or its part should be conveyed in the style of Hindi language. Instead of using difficult Hindi equivalents of the prevalent
words of English or other languages, there should be no hesitation in writing those words in Devnagari Script. In short,
efforts should be made to ensure that the language of translation is so simple that it is easily understood by common men.
3. All the Ministries/Deptts. are requested to issue instructions to all their attached and subordinate offices,
undertakings, banks etc. for the compliance of these orders.
4. This Deptt. may be informed of the action taken in this regard.
O.M. No. 13017/2/88-OL (C), dated 16.6.1988
Subject:— Arrangement for translation of statutory material concerning Central Government.
All the Ministries and Deptts. have been informed vide M\O Home Affairs O.M. No. 11021/2/72-OL(Unit)
dt. 16th Sept., 1972 that work relating to translation of all statutes, statutory rules, regulation and ordinances including
forms connected with them fall under the Jurisdiction of Legislative Deptt. of the M/o Law & Justice. This work is done by
the Official Language Wing of that Department.
2. At a Seminar of Secretaries held on 7th January, 1988, the view expressed was that a list of those statutory rules
which were applicable at present and which had not been translated so far should be prepared. It has also been recommended
at the Seminar that such statutory rules should immediately be sent to the official Language Wing of the M/o Law for
translation into Hindi.
3. All the Ministries/Deptts. of the Central Govt. are requested to prepare a list of such statutory rules which are
applicable at present and which have not been translated so far. A copy of such a list with an upto date copy of the rules may
please be sent immediately to Official Language Wing of the Legislative Deptt. for translation. A list of such statutory rules
may also be sent to the undersigned intimating the action taken in this regard.
O.M. No. 13017/3/90-OL (C), dated 26.11.1990
Subject:— Follow up action on the decisions taken on the Report of the Committee of Parliament on Official Language
(Part I) relating to translation arrangement.
The undersigned is directed to say that the Committee of Parliament on Official Language, constituted under Section
4(1) of the Official Languages Act, 1963, submitted its report on subjects relating to translation in Central Government
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