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O.M. No-14012/6/87-OL (C), dated 21.5.1987
Subject:— Optional use of Hindi as alternative medium of examination for recruitment of subordinate services and nontechnical
posts.
Instructions were issued vide this Department O.M. No. I/14012/34/75-OL(C) dated the 6th January, 1976, that the
optional use of Hindi may be allowed as alternative medium in examinations conducted on regional or local basis for direct
recruitment to services and posts in the subordinate offices of the Government of India located in Hindi speaking States. A
copy of this O.M. is enclosed for ready reference.
2. The instructions date the 6th January, 1976, mentioned above refer specifically only to the Offices of Central
Government located in Hindi speaking States. These do not specifically refer to the undertakings, banks etc. owned or
controlled by the Central Government, although the instructions issued by the Department of official Language generally,
apply to these undertakings, banks,etc. in the same manner as they apply to the Offices of the Central Government. Some
undertakings, banks, etc. have already started implementing these instructions.
3. I have been directed to clarify that the instructions dated 6th January, 1976, referred to above also apply to the
offices of the Public Undertakings, Banks, etc. owned or controlled by Central Government located in Hindi-speaking
States.
4. The Ministry of Finance, etc. are requested to bring this clarification to the notice of the public undertakings,
banks, etc. under their control for necessary action.
O.M. No. 14012/11/87-O.L. (C), dated 23.3.1988
Subject:— Option for the use of Hindi in the departmental examinations conducted for promotion to the posts or services
of the Central Government.
All the Ministries and Deptts. were informed regarding this decision of the Central Govt. vide the Office Memorandum
of even number dated 21st September, 1987 of this Deptt. Wherein it was mentioned that the candidates may be permitted
to use either Hindi or English for answering the question papers of all the in-service departmental examinations as well as
examinations conducted for the promotion to higher posts, including those conducted on All India basis in all the Ministries/
Departments and their attached and subordinate offices, irrespective of the region in which they are located. The question
papers of these examinations may be prepared in both Hindi and English and where interview is required to be held, the
candidates may be permitted to answer the questions in Hindi. It was also laid down in this very circular that these
directions will also apply to all the corporations, undertakings and banks etc. owned or controlled by the Central Government.
2. All the Ministries and Departments were requested to bring these directions to the notice of all the concerned
officers and request them that they should permit the optional use of Hindi in all the examinations to be conducted in future.
On the basis of directions laid down in this Office Memorandum, all the Ministries and Departments were required to
intimate their attached and subordinate offices, undertakings, corporations and banks etc. that they should also ensure
compliance of this decision of Government. Hence, it is requested that this Department may kindly be intimated that
Ministry of Finance etc. have issued orders to this effect to their attached and subordinate offices and orders to all the
corporations, undertakings, bank, etc. too have been issued to ensure the compliance of these orders.
O.M. No. 14012/11/87-O.L. (C), dated 1.7.1988
Subject:— Option for answering in Hindi the question papers of the Departmental examinations conducted for promotion
in Central Government services or to Central Govt. posts—Translations of relevant books.
Instructions were issued vide this Department O.M. of even No. dated the 21st September, 1987 on the subject
cited above that the candidates may be permitted to use either Hindi or English for answering question papers of all the inservice
departmental examinations and examinations conducted for promotion including those conducted on all India basis
in all the Ministries/Departments and their attached and subordinate offices, irrespective of the region in which they are
situated. It was also stated that all the question papers for these examinations may be got prepared both in Hindi and
English and where interview is prescribed the candidates may be allowed to answer the questions in Hindi. These instructions
are also applicable to all the corporations, undertakings and banks etc. owned or controlled by the Central Government.
2. This matter was considered at a Seminar of Secretaries to the Govt. of India held on the 7.01.1988 and it was
recommended that all the Codes, Mannuals or other books which are used for departmental and promotional examinations
should be got translated into Hindi within a year, so that the employees who opt for Hindi medium in these examinations do
not face any difficulty.
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