(a) whether it is a fact that as per the provision of Official Language, Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs all the Ministries has to constitute a Hindi Salahkar Samiti;
(b) if so, the details of such Samiti constituted so far along with the details of the members and the dates of the last meeting held, Ministry-wise;
(c) the reasons in case the said Samiti has not been constituted by any Central Ministry; and
(d) the action taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)
(a): Yes Sir, as per a decision taken in the meeting of Kendriya Hindi Samiti held on 02.12.1987 it was decided that all the Departments which have a large number of offices/undertakings under their control should set up a Hindi Salahkar Samiti with a view to render advice for proper implementation of Official Language policy.
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(b) & (c): The details of 56 Hindi Salahkar Samitis is annexed. After the Constitution of 17thLokSabha, 10 Hindi Salahkar Samitis have been reconstituted, the proposal of 19 Hindi Hindi Salahakar Samitis is under consideration and rest are under the process of reconstitution.
As per the guidelines issued by Central Government, normally the tenure of the Hindi Salahakar Samiti is 3 years. In special circumstances the tenure of the Samiti may be curtailed or enhanced by the Ministry/Department concerned.
(d): The Department of Official Language sends directives regarding reconstitution and regular meetings of Hindi Salahkar Samiti from time to time. It is obligatory on the part of respective Ministries/ Departments to reconstitute and organize the meetings of Hindi Salahkar Samiti as per the Official Language directives.
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