(a) the name of the ministries and departments wherein advisory committees as per provisions of the Official Language Act have not been constituted or reconstituted so far alongwith the reasons;
(b) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure constitution of said committees in compliance with the provisions of Official Language Act; and
(c) the details in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI MANIKRAO HODLYA GAVIT)
(a): There is no provision in the Official Language Act, 1963 for the constitution of Hindi Advisory Committee. However, according to the direction of Central Hindi Committee, arrangements have been made to set-up Hindi Advisory Committees in Ministries/Departments. The information about the Ministries/Departments where Hindi Advisory Committees have not so far been constituted/re-constituted, is given in the enclosed Annexure. Nomination of non-official members have to be obtained from various institution for nomination in Hindi Advisory Committees, which takes time.
(b): It is the responsibility of concerned Ministries/Departments to constitute/re-constitute Hindi Advisory Committees. Department of Official Language have already requested the concerned Ministries/Departments by writing letters at various levels to complete the work of constitution/re-constitution of the Committees.
(c): Ministries/Departments have already been requested by writing letters at various levels on 13.07.2004, 26.07.2004, 26.08.2004, 10.12.2004, 13.12.2004, 11.01.2005, 12.04.2005 to expedite the constitution/re-constitution of Hindi Advisory Committees.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE TO THE REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2423 FOR 09.08.2005 TABLED BY SHRI DEVENDRA PRASAD YADAV, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING ADVISORY COMMITTEES IN MINISTRIES/DEPARTMETNS
Ministries/Departments, where Hindi Advisory Committees have not been constituted/re-constituted.
1. Ministry of Rural Development
2. Ministry of Tourism
3. Departments of Atomic Energy + Department of Space
4. Ministry of Coal
5. Department of Posts 6. Department of Tele Communication
7 Department of Defence Production
8. Department of Economic Affairs
9. Ministry of Home Affairs 10. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports 11. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion 12. Ministry of Labour and Employment 13. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas 14. Ministry of Planning 15. Ministry of Textile 16. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 17. Ministry of Tribal Affairs 18. Ministry of Company Affairs 19. North-Eastern Region Development Ministry 20. Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs 21. Ministry of Panchayati Raj