Hindi Promotion Should Be Through Creating Opportunities and Stake

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today emphasised that promotion of Hindi should be based on creating greater opportunities and stake in the language rather than making its use appear imposed.

Addressing the third meeting of the Hindi Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, he said greater use of Hindi would naturally follow when knowledge of the language creates opportunities for employment and professional growth. The Kaushal Patrika of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) was also launched on the occasion.

Dr. Jitendra Singh said the suggestions received from members of the Hindi Advisory Committee had been noted and that the Department would make serious efforts towards their implementation. He said suggestions falling outside the jurisdiction of the Department would be forwarded to the concerned Ministries and Departments so that they could be examined at the appropriate level.

The Minister stressed that while a substantial amount of work in the Department is already carried out in Hindi, it may not always be practical to insist on 100 per cent use of Hindi, particularly in official communication with non-Hindi-speaking States. He said the sensitivities and convenience of people and officials in different linguistic regions have to be kept in mind. (UPDATED ON 7TH OCT 2026)