Hindi hain hum? Central govt still not serious about national language-9/9/10

Hindi hain hum? Central govt still not serious about national language

(IF THEY ARE NOT 'SERIOUS' THEN WHY TO WASTE SO MUCH MONEY EVERY YEAR ON 'HINDI DIWAS',HINDI SAPTAH',OR 'HINDI PAKHWARA'.??? IN FACT IN CELEBRATING 'ANY' SUCH DAY'S OR PAKHWARA OR A SAPTAAH....THIS IS WHAT I ALWAYS WONDERED)

(I MYSELF HAS DONE GRADUATION IN THE HINDI (HONS) AND HAS Represented college in various occasions. Was the 'Dy.Gen.Secretary of 'Hindi' Sahitya Sabha', Indraprastha College in 1984-85. Won prizes in poetry writing and dramitics. Activily participated in Diamond Jublee of the College, organized National debate competition. Was member of the Students Union Executive. Was the 'President of writers forum' in 1985-86, and the Editor of the college magazine. SINCE 1983 TILL NOW I ALWAYS SUPPORTED AND SPOKEN FOR HINDI LANGUAGE AND ITS IMPORTANCE WHENEVER IT WAS IN DISCUSSION OR PEOPLE FEEL INFERIOR BECOZ OF IT OR NOT KNOWING ENGLISH....ONE NEED TO RESPECT AND PROMOTE THEIR MATRBHASHA AND SPECIALLY RASTRABHASHA AS IT IS NOT ONLY IMPORTANT FOR COMMUNICATIONS BUT FOR EMOTIONAL BONDING AS WELL.THOUGH IN OUR COUNTRY OR WHERE EVER YOU GO THERE IS SO DIVERSITY THAT AT TIMES BONDING OF OUR FEELINGS BECOME MORE IMPORTANT THAN COMMUNICATION LANGUAGE!!! BUT SERIOUSNESS IS ALWAYS NEEDED SPECIALLY WHEN TAXPAYERS MONEY IS INVESTED IN PROMOTING IT OR SPENT FOR IT AS ONE COMMON LANGUAGE(INDIAN) IS NECCESSARY TO LINK ALL IN ONE THREAD AND MAKE REACH TOWARDS EACH OTHER EASIER.THAT'S WHY RASTRABHASHA IS IMPORTANT)...VIBHA)





Vijay Pinjarkar, TNN, Sep 9, 2010, 05.48am IST


NAGPUR: Come September and all central government departments and public sector undertakings remember the national language. It's time to observe ' Hindi Fortnight' and 'Hindi Week' to be concluded by 'Hindi Day' on September 14.

But most of these things are now mere ritual as nobody appears serious about doing actual work in Hindi. The Official Language Rules 1976, state that 90% of the work in government offices should be done in Hindi. A secret survey conducted by an NGO in 2007 had found that work in Hindi was done only by Rajbhasha cells or sections set up to promote Hindi.

Dalsingar Yadav, director of Rajbhasha Vikas Parishad (RVP), a city-based NGO promoting Hindi, says the extent to which Hindi can be used will depend on effectiveness of preparatory measures. "The plan for actual use of Hindi in addition to English needs to be reviewed from time to time," he says.

He also says the Centre itself is not serious on the issue. A query under the RTI by his organisation exposes this lack of seriousness. RVP had posed 26 queries to the Rajbhasha department of Union ministry of home affairs, New Delhi.

Shockingly, the department did not reply to over half the queries stating information was not available. Answers to about a fourth of queries were not given while replies to remaining fourth were found irrelevant. "What can you expect if this is the situation in Rajbhasha department, which has to play a key role in promoting Hindi," asked Yadav.

He says a parliamentary committee on official language was constituted under Officials Languages Act 1963. The latest report of 2008 made 75 recommendations but most of these are not followed.

One was that more and more Hindi should be used in courts. To begin with verdicts were to be given in Hindi. It also said that routine entries in service books, records be made in Hindi in all Central offices. However, this is not done.

The MPs' committee had also recommended ensuring intensive training facilities in every office so that employees start working in Hindi. Still, 80% of the employees are not trained to work in Hindi. The panel also said that all codes and manuals must be prepared in English and Hindi. That too is not happening.

Yadav said in 1960 orders for compulsory Hindi training were issued and 20% staff was to be trained every year. In five years all the employees should have been trained. "Alas! Hindi training is still continuing," lamented Yadav.