POLICY DIVISION

POLICY- I -DESK

• Matters regarding amendment of the provisions in the Constitution and the Official Languages Act, 1963 relating to Official Language.

• Proposals regarding fresh legislation of Official language.

• Matters regarding enforcement of the provisions of the Official Languages Act, 1963.

• Matters regarding framing of rules under Official languages Act.

• Matters regarding the Authoritative Text (Central Laws) Act, 1973.
  

• Suggestion for the Annual programme for the progressive use of Hindi for the official purposes of the Union.
  

• Interpretation/Clarification of the provisions of the Official Languages Act, 1963 and Official language (use for the official purposes of the Union) Rules, 1976.
  

• Cases relating to use of Hindi in Companies/Corporations owned or controlled by the Central Government.
  

• Cases relating to use of Hindi and language policy in the Union Territories.
  

• Matters relating to formation of Central Hindi Committee and its meetings.
  

• Matters relating to formation of Sub-Committees of the Central Hindi Committee and its meetings.
  

• Cases relating to use of Hindi in the High Courts and the Supreme Court.
  

• Coordination of work relating to Annual Plans and Budget (Plan / Non-Plan).
  

• Matters relating to Parliamentary Committee on official Language and Administrative matters of Gazetted Staff.
  

• Any other matter relating to policy on language.
  

POLICY -II DESK

• Co-ordination of work (including follow-up action) relating to Hindi Salahkar Samitis.
  
• Incentive for increasing the use of Hindi for the official purposes of the Union.
  
• Supervision and management of the Wing Registry.
  
• Coordination of matters relating to the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
  
• Miscellaneous issues relating to the above subjects.

POLICY & COORDINATION DESK

• Administrative and Establishment matters relating to Central Translation Bureau.
  
• Matters relating to option for use of Hindi in Departmental and Direct Recruitment Examinations (including interviews).
  
• Advising various Ministries/Departments, their Atttached and Subordinate offices and Companies and Corporations owned and controlled by the Central Government in matters relating to creation of posts for Hindi work.
  
• Fixation of norms for creation of minimum number of Hindi posts.
  
• Fixation of duties of Hindi Officers, Hindi Translators, etc.
  
• Fixation of norms for Translators, vetters, Hindi Typists etc.
  
• Arrangement for translation of manuals and other non-statutory material excluding statutory material to be placed before parliament and rules, regulations, etc. which are to be notified in the Gazette of India.
  
• Arrangements for translation of rules, regulations, etc. of Companies, Corporations and Autonomous bodies owned and controlled by the Central Government.
  
• Organisation of O&M meetings of Department of Official Language and follow up action on the decisions taken in such meetings.
  
• Internal coordination work of the Department of Official Language.