Official Language of India-Training Technical and Publications

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Training

Under the Hindi Teaching Scheme, administered by the Department of Official Language, training in Hindi language is being imparted through 136 full-time and 47 per-time centres throughout the country. Likewise, training in Hindi stenography and Hindi typing is being provided thorugh 24 full time and 41 part-time centres.

Thus, training in Hindi is being provided in 248 centres located in different parts of the country. Five Regional Offices at Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Guwahati are providing academic and administrative support to the Hindi Teaching Scheme in the East, West, North-Central, South and North-East Regions.

The Kendriya Hindi Prashikshan Sansthan was established on 31 August 1985, as a subordinate office of the Department of Official Language, with the objective of providing Hindi Training through condensed courses in Hindi language/typing and stenography as also training through correspondence in Hindi language and Hindi typewriting.

Its sub-institutes were opened in Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore in 1988 and in Chennai and Hyderabad in 1990. For use of modern equipment in the Government offices, training in Hindi typing/Word processing on computers is also imparted at various centres throughout the country.

The central translation bureau was set up in March 1971 for translation of different types of non-statutory literature, Manuals/codes, forms, etc., of various ministries/departments, offices of the central government and its public sector undertaking, banks, etc. The Bureau has also been entrusted with the responsibility of conducting translation work. Initially, translation training courses of 3 months were being conducted only at Delhi.

In order to strengthen training facilitates and meet regional requirements, translation training centers have been established in Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata. Besides, central translation bureau also conducts short-term translation courses for central government employees. The bureau has also introduced a short-term translation training course for scientists/technicians and doctors, etc.

Technical

In order to promote the use of official language with the help of mechanical and electronic equipment, especially computers, a technical cell was set up in the department of official language in October 1983.

The main activities of the cell are as under

1. Development of “Language application tools”.
2. Organising computer training programmes in Hindi.
3. Organising exhibitions and seminars on bilingual computing.
4. Publication and distribution of literature providing information regarding bilingual software.

The Department of Official Language has now set up its portal www.rajbhasha.nic.in

Publications

The department of official language brings out Rajbhasha Bharati, a quarterly magazine, dedicated for the purpose of encouraging writings in the field of Official Language, literature, technology, information technology etc. In Hindi and also to give wide publicity to the efforts being made in different Central Government Offices for the use and propagation of official Language Hindi.

So far 107 issues of Rajbhasha Bharati have been published. Likewise, Annual Programme for implementation of the Official Language policy is brought out every year. Annual assessment Report regarding the use of Official Language in different Ministries/Departments and offices of the central government/public sector undertaking, etc. is also brought out every year and laid on the tables of both the house of parliament.

35th Annual Assessment Report for the year 2003-04 was laid on the table of the Houses on 22 and 23 March 2005 respectively. Official language manual, Calendars, Films, Posters, etc., are also brought out to give information regarding the activities relating to propagation and progressive use of Hindi as the Official Language.

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