Question : Budget & Economic Survey

(a) whether the Government has any plans to provide the Union Budget, Economic Survey and other materials in all the languages included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Government has taken steps to use the Artificial Intelligence technology for translating such information from one language to another and in all the affairs of the Indian parliament; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister

(a) & (b) In terms of the Official Languages Act, 1963 and the rules framed there under, Union Budget, Economic Survey and other official documents to be laid before Parliament are provided in Hindi and English language.

(c) & (d) Artificial Intelligence technology is not used for translation of Union Budget, Economic Survey and other official documents.

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