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Central Translation Bureau was setup on 1st March, 1971 as a subordinate office under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Bureau translates manuals, codes, forms and other non-statutory procedural literature of various ministries, departments, offices of the Central Government and Undertakings, Banks etc. Apart from this, Central Translation Bureau translates reports of various Commissions and Committees by the Central Government and training materials of various training institutes. The activities of the Bureau enumerated below, have registered an increase over the years.

1. Translation Work

Regular Establishment -Central translation Bureau has been translating manuals,codes, forms and other non-statutory procedural literature of various ministries, departments, offices of the Central government and Undertakings, banks etc. since 1971. apart from this, Bureau has been entrusted with the responsibility of translating reports of various Commissions and Committees constituted by the Central Government and training material of various training institutes. 46,000 standard pages of the above materail are translated every year by Bureau under its regular establishment.

Scheme for Expansion of Translation Capacity - With a view to expediting translation of material received from various ministries, undertakings etc. a Scheme for expansion of Translation Capacity was introduced in April, 1989. Under this scheme, translation is done by experienced translators from outside the Bureau on payment basis. A target of translating 30,000 standard pages every year has been fixed under the scheme.

2. Training in Translation -
Central Translation Bureau conducts various translation - training courses, as mentioned here under:

1) Three Months' Translation Training Course - There is a regular arrangement for imparting 3 months' in-service training in translation by Central Translation Bureau to the staff engaged in and connected with translation work. This training is imparted in its Centres at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore. In all these centres, four courses of three months duration each are organised in a year. There are hostel facilities for trainees in Delhi and Kolkata.

2) 5 days' Translation Training Course - Central Translation Bureau conducts 5 days' Translation Training Course on request of various Government offices and nationalised banks/ undertakings etc. 16 programmes of 5 days' duration and 2 programmes of 21 days' duration are organised every year.

3) Advanced/Refresher Translation Training Course - Central Translation Bureau also conducts Advanced Training Course for offices associated with translation and implementation of Official Language Policy and Refresher Course for those translators/employees/officers associated with Hindi who have already received training in any translation course conducted by Central Translation Bureau. 6 programmes under Advanced/Refresher Training Course are organised by Bureau at its Headquaters at New Delhi.

3. Publication of 'Anusheelan' -

A bi-monthly house magazine 'Anusheelan' is being jointly brought out by Central translation Bureau abd Central Hindi Teaching Institute.

4. Computer Training -

Officers and employees of Central Translation Bureau are receiving training for doing work in Hindi on computer.