(a) whether the banks and financial institutions fully comply with orders relating to
recommendations of the Official Language Implementation Committee;
(b) if not, the reasons therefor, and
(c) the steps proposed to be taken by the Government for cent per cent use
of Hindi in the banking sector and financial institutions?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS
(SHRI ANANDRAO VITHOBA ADSUL):
(a) and (b) Banks and Financial Institutions by and large comply with the recommendations of
the Official Language Implementation Committee.
(c) With a view to ensuring compliance of the Constitutional and legal provisions regarding
Official Language and to promote the use of Hindi in Public Sector Banks and Financial
Institutions Government of India and Reserve Bank of India have been making various efforts.
The Annual Programme of the Department of Official Language is circulated among all Public
Sector Banks and Financial Institutions to achieve the targets prescribed. The Quarterly
Progress Report regarding the use of Hindi of Public Sector Banks and Financial Institutions
are reviewed regularly and shortcomings are brought to the notice of the concerned. Regular
inspections of Public Sector Banks and Financial Institutions are carried out by the Department
of Official Language, Banking Division and Reserve Bank of India to make an assessment of the
implementation of the various requirements of the Official Language Policy. Banking Division,
Reserve Bank of India and all Public Sector Banks and Financial Institutions have their own
Official Language Implementation Committees, which meet regularly to review the progress made
in the use of Hindi. These efforts accelerate the progressive use of Hindi in Public Sector
Banks and Financial Institutions.