The Gujral Committee Report - Language in India

and shops should be in Urdu also in addition to the regional languages. There was also a demand that milestones, roads, streets, lanes etc., should bear names in Urdu in addition to English, Hindi and the reigional language. Besides, there was a stores
that the name plates of Govern- ment officers and doctors should be in Urdu scripts in addition to the official language of the State. Water and electricity bills, bus tickets, names of the bus stops and names of trains should also be displayed in Urdu. demand
witnesses complained against the removal of Urdu inscriptions from coins and Some
their restoration, 5.199 The main argument was that these sign boards, name plates, etc., were for the benefit of the public which had dealings with these offices or used these public demanded
it would be placing the Urdu. knowing minority at a disadvantage if these minor facilities were not made available to them. The same facilities were required from municipalities, town areas and other local authorities where a sizable number of Urdu conveniences.
lived. Notices meant for display on public notice boards were also required to speakers
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that wherever mass communication is desired, all the important languages in use in the area should be employed in addition to the official language. A perusal of the various reports. of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities and of the evidence tendered before the Committee revealed some gaps in that direction at the State level.
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