PROMOTING THE USE OF HINDI
Several steps were taken by the NCERT for progressive use of Hindi as the official language. The Hindi Cell took several measures to ensure compliance of the orders, instructions and official language rules issued from time to time by the Department of Official Languages, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
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21 PROMOTING THE USE OF HINDI Several steps were taken by the NCERT for progressive use of Hindi as the official language. The Hindi Cell took several measures to ensure compliance of the orders, instructions and official language rules issued from time to time by the Department of Official Languages, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. The focus of the activities remained on promotion of the use of Hindi in administrative and academic work of the NCERT and providing training facilities. For this purpose, the Hindi Cell developed conceptual literature, organised training programmes for the personnel of the NCERT, developed future plans, monitored the progress of the use of Hindi in the constituents of the NCERT and evaluated the achievement periodically. Highlights of the programmes for promotion of the use of Hindi are given below.
Literature for Promoting the Use of Hindi To promote the progressive use of Hindi in day-to-day working, the Hindi Cell has produced/distributed relevant literature. A booklet entitled Hindi Prayog Sahayika (Part I and 11) is under print. A folder containing official language policy, rules and regulations, du- ties and responsibilities of officials pertaining to the official language and certain other useful information is being developed for use by the officials of the NCERT.
The need for the Hindi translation of some notes, sentences and general administrative English terms has been felt for quite some time. In this context, the Hindi Cell has prepared about 57 exemplar bilingual short notes/sentences and 100 words that are proposed to be printed inside the file covers to facilitate the use of Hindi by the officials.
Meetings For maximising the progressive use of Hindi and to take stock of progress about implementation of official language, three meetings of the Official Language Implementation Committee of the NCERT were held during 1996-97.
Hindi Fortnight A Hindi Fortnight was organised from 6 to 20 September 1996. During this fortnight, the following competitions were organised:
* Hindi Noting and Drafting Competition
* Hindi Essay Writing Competition
* Hindi Typing Competition
* Hindi Translation Competition
* Hindi Poetry Competition
In these competitions, 17 officials were declared as winners. Cash prizes of Rs 400, Rs 300 and Rs 200 were given to awardees who got first, second and third prizes, respectively. During the Hindi Fortnight, posters and charts for promoting use of Hindi were procured from the Official Language Department and supplied to the constituents/departments/sections in the NCERT.
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Hindi Computer Exhibition In order to provide information about the minimum technical facilities available in Hindi, the Hindi Cell. NCERT organised on 17-18 September 1996, an exhibition of Hindi Computers, involving manufacturers and famous Hindi Software Development Companies. The exhibition was organised in collaboration with the Technical Section of the Official Language Department. Besides the officials of the NCERT, officials from several other institutions/organisations were benefited by this programme.
Training Programmes in Hindi Typing and Stenography Eight officials from different sections from the NCERT underwent training in Hindi typing from 1 August 1996 to 31 January 1997. Besides these, eight officials have been receiving reinforcement training in Hindi stenography. These officials will appear in an examination to be conducted by the Official Language Department in July 1997.
Translation Work The Hindi Cell continued providing Assistance in translating administrative documents and papers received from the con- stituents/departments/sections of the NCERT. The work regarding Hindi translation/vetting of the Audit Report was also undertaken.
Monitoring of Implementation Monitoring of Implementation of the use of Hindi was undertaken in some departments/ sections of the NCERT. During monitoring of implementation of the use of Hindi in the RIEs at Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar and Mysore, several suggestions were given.
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