EMPHASIS ON USE OF HINDI IN RAILWAYS
The Chairman, Railway
Board, Shri R.K.Singh has called upon the Railway personnel including
the Public Sector Undertakings under the Ministry of Railways
to maximize the implementation of the use of Hindi as the Official
Language of the Union. Presiding over the 83rd Implementation
Meeting of Railway Board Official Language here today, Shri Singh
asked the officials to create a Hindi Cell in every Directorate
for cent percent use of Official language under the supervision
of Advisor or Additional Member. He said that letters received
in Hindi must be replied in Hindi itself. He also asked the officials
to give dictation in Hindi and to do upto 50% notings in the language
as directed by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Shri Singh also asked
the officials to implement all Government orders, rules &
regulations in Hindi, besides, 100% correspondence in Hindi in
‘A’ & ‘B’ category regions.
Talking of time bound
implementation of the official language in the Railways, the Chairman
said that all manual & codes be published in three months
time in diglot form.
Later, Shri Singh
released a compendium on English –Hindi Equivalents of Expressions
Commonly Used in Noting & Drafting in Railway Offices.
Earlier, the Member
Staff, Railway Board gave an overview of the progressive use of
Hindi and noted with satisfaction the progress made so far.
