HINDI SALAHAKAR SAMITI OF STEEL MINISTRY MEETS

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Hindi Salahakar Samiti of the Ministry of Steel met here today under the Chairmanship of the Minister of Steel Shri Braja Kishore Tripathy to take stock of progress of the use of official language (Hindi) in the Ministry and in its Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). The members urged all concerned for concerted efforts to further project the use of Hindi in the Ministry and its PSUs. They appealed to the officials and employees to develop a liking for Hindi as it is the only link language to ensure integrity amidst all diversities in the country. They suggested to implement the official language policy 2003-04 strictly and stressed on spending 50 per cent of the library grant for purchase of Hindi books, Hindi-English Dictionaries and reference literature.

The Minister said that the Steel Ministry is taking all care to implement Hindi in its departments and in the PSUs. Most of the employees have been trained under the Hindi teaching scheme. The Ministry has taken initiatives to popularise the language in the office work by observing Hindi Day, Week and Fortnight and by arranging competitions among the employees and awarding prizes. Every year the Ministry awards three prizes of Rs. 15,000/-, Rs. 10,000/- and Rs. 7,500/- to encourage the publications of steel sector related technical Hindi books, he said. The officers of the Ministry inspect the PSUs regularly and monitor the work done to improve use of Hindi in office.

The Members of the Committee including the Members of Parliament, Hindi Experts and senior officials of the Ministry and PSUs attended the meeting.