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CHAPTER-10
CREATION OF HINDI POSTS
O.M. No. 13017/4/88-OL (C), dated. 8.6.1988
Subject:— Prescribing duties of Hindi Officers
The duties of Hindi Officers and Hindi Translators were prescribed vide this Department O.M. No.: 11/13019/75-
OL(C) dated 31.12.1975 and O.M. No.: 13016/1/80-OL(C) dated 6.12.1980, respectively (Compilation of orders regarding the
use of Hindi, Third edition Sr. Nos. 139 &140).
2. It has been brought to the notice of the Department of Official Language from time to time that the services of the
staff available for implementation of Official Language policy are not utilised for Hindi work but they are engaged on some
other items of work and this causes difficulty in the execution of the desired work in accordance with the Official Languages
Act and Official Languages Rules. This point was also raised at the regional Official Language Conference held in Jammu
on 2nd February, 1988.
3. It is clarified that the services of the Hindi Officers/translators should, as far as possible, be utilised for translation
and Official Language Implementation work only for which these posts have been created. In case in any office the required
Hindi work is completed in accordance with the targets of the Annual Programme, only then the officers/employees working
against Hindi posts should , provided they get time, be entrusted any other work in addition to the work pertaining to
translation and implementation of Official Language Policy.
4. All the Ministries/Deptts. are requested to bring the aforesaid instructions to the notice of their attached and
subordinate offices, undertakings, banks etc. for necessary compliance. This Department may also be apprised of the
action taken in this regard.
O.M. No. 13035/4/88-OL (C), dated 12.7.1988
Subject:— Creation of posts for implementation of Official Language Policy.
Attention of all the Ministries/Departments is invited to the Ministry of Finance, Deptt. of Expenditure O.M. No.
10(4)-E(Coord)/85, dated 8th June, 1988. According to Sr. No. 8 of annexure to this O.M., the proposals for sanction of posts
required for implementation of Official Language Policy as per the guidelines framed and issued in this regard by the
Department of Official Language in consultation with the Ministry of Finance can be approved by the Secretaries of the
Administrative Ministries in consultation with their Financial Advisers.
2. In this connection, attention, is invited to the following Office Memoranda issued by the Department of Official
Language, wherein guidelines in this regard were issued in consultation with the Ministry of Finance:—
1. O.M. No. 13035/3/80-OL(C), dated 27th April, 1981—regarding creation of minimum number of Hindi posts.
2. O.M. No. 13017/1/81-OL(C), dated 13-4-1987—norms regarding posts of Translators and Vetters.
3. O.M. No. 11034/9/74-OL(unit), dated 10-1-1975—norms pertaining to quantum of work to be done by Hindi
Typists and Comparers.
A copy each of the aforesaid Office Memoranda is attached for ready reference.
O.M. No. 13035/3/80-OL (C), dated 27.4.1981
Subject:— Creation of minimum number of Hindi posts for compliance/implementation of Official Language Policy of the
Central Government.
A number of provisions for the progressive use of Hindi for the official purposes of the Central Government have
been made in the Official Languages Act, 1963 and the Official Languages (Use for the Official Purposes of the Union)
Rules, 1976, made thereunder. Based on the provisions of the Act and the Rules an Annual Programme to encourage
progressive use of Hindi for the official work of the Central Govt. is issued every year and all Ministries/Departments, etc.
are requested to ensure compliance thereof.
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