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territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Delhi, shall be in Hindi; (iii)
Communications from a central government office to states/union territories
in region ‘B’ comprising Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra and the union territory
of Chandigarh, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli shall ordinarily
be in Hindi and if any communication is issued to any of them in English, it
shall be accompanied by a Hindi translation thereof; (iv) Communications from
a central government officer to state or union territory in Region ‘C’ or to any
office (not being a central government office) or person in such state shall be in
English; and (v) Communications between central government offices in region
'C' to a state or union territory of Region 'A' or Region 'B' or to any office (not
being a central government office) or persons in such state may be either in
Hindi or English.
Features es of Official ficial Language Policy
The features of official language policy are : i) all manuals, codes and other
procedural literature relating to central government offices are required to be
prepared both in Hindi and English. All forms, headings of registers, name
plates, notice boards and various items of stationery, etc. are also required to
be in Hindi and English; ii) officers should ensure that documents specified in
Section 3 (3) of the Act are issued both in Hindi and English; and iii) the
administrative head of each central government office should ensure that the
provisions of the Act, the rules and directions issued under Rule 12 shall be
properly complied with, and suitable and effective check-points shall be devised
for this purpose.
Annual Programme
In compliance with the Official Language Resolution, 1968, an annual
programme is prepared by the Department of Official Language in which
targets are set for the offices of the central government with regard to originating
correspondence, replies in Hindi to letters in Hindi, recruitment of Hindi typists
and stenos, websites, inspections and meetings of Hindi Salahakar Samiti and
Official Language Implementation Committees, purchase of Hindi books for
libraries, and purchase of electronic equipment. A quarterly progress report is
submitted by the offices of the central government regarding achievements
vis-a-vis the said targets. An Annual Assessment Report is prepared on the
basis of these reports, which is laid on the tables of both Houses of the
Parliament, and its copies are endorsed to state governments and the
ministries/departments of the central government.
Committees/Samitis
The Kendriya Hindi Samiti was constituted in 1967. Chaired by Prime Minister
it is the apex policy making body which lays the guidelines for the propagation
and progressive use of Hindi as official language of the Union. The Committee
of Parliament on official language was constituted in 1976 to periodically review
the progress in the use of Hindi as the official language of the Union and to
submit a report to the President.