IMPLEMENTATION SECTION

TOWN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEES

As per the Office Memorandum No. I/14011/12/76 dated 22.11.76 issued by the Department of Official Language, Town Official Language Implementation Committees can be set up in all those major towns with more than 10 Offices of the Central Government. The committee is set up with permission of the Secretary, Department of Official Language on the proposal of the Regional Implementation Offices of the Department .

The main purpose of setting up of these Committees is to review and promote the implementation of the Official Language Policies of the Union and to discuss the difficulties being faced in its implementation. In addition to this, these committees co-ordinate the activities regarding Official Language in the offices located in the town.

As per Office Memo No 12027/2/79-OL(B-1) dated 3.9.97 issued by the Department of Official Language, following are the main functions of these committees :-

1. Reviewing of the position regarding implementation of the Official Language Act/Rules and the orders issued by the Govt. of India regarding the progressive use of Hindi in official work with respect to the Annual Programme prepared in this regard.

2. Considering of the measures for accelerating the use of Hindi in offices of the Central Govt. located in the town.

3. Reviewing the position in regard to the availability of reference literature in Hindi, Hindi Typewriters, Typists and Stenographers etc.

4. Discuss the problems relating to training in Hindi, Hindi Typewriting and Hindi Stenography and finding out solutions to those problems.

In addition to above important functions the Town Official Language Implementation Committees also undertake many incentive programmes in order to promote the use of Hindi - viz conducting various competitions relating to Hindi, organising Hindi Day/Hindi week, conducting Seminars/Conferences and awarding the offices etc. with prizes/commendation letters for their outstanding contribution in the progress of Hindi

INDIRA GANDHI OFFICIAL LANGUAGE AWARDS

A scheme has been drawn up for the grant of awards to the various Ministries/Departments, Banks and Financial Institutions, Public Sector Undertakings and employees for outstanding achievement in promoting the Official Language Policy of the government from 1986-87 under which following awards are given every year :-
  1. Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Shield for Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.
  2. The Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Shield for Banks and other Financial Institutions.
  3. The Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Shield for Public Sector Undertakings of the Government of India.
  4. The Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Cash Award for writing original books in Hindi by the Employees/Officers of the Central Govt. including the Training Institutes/ Universities under the control of Central Govt.
  5. The Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha
  6. Shield for Town Official Language Implementation Committees.


Some of these awards are given as per regions categorised in Official Language Rules as Hindi Speaking( ‘A’ Region), other than Hindi Speaking as(‘B’ Region ) and the rest as (‘C’ Region). The work done in Hindi during the year by the Organisations participating in the competition, is evaluated as per the norms circulated by the Department of Official Language.

These awards are given in a simple ceremony and it has been the good fortune of the Department that till date these awards have been given away by the celebrities .

REGIONAL OFFICIAL LANGUAGE AWARDS

In compliance of the Official Language Policies of the Union, the Department of Official Language is promoting the use of Hindi by means of its different activities through inspiration, encouragement and harmony. The Department has been holding Regional Conferences on Official Language to give away Regional Awards on Official Language in suitable functions from time to time to create proper atmosphere to work in Hindi, to discuss the difficulties coming in its way and to award the offices, banks, PSUs and Town Official Language Implementation Committees on regional bases for their outstanding achievement in the use of Hindi in their official work.