19. Translation of Laws, Rules and Regulations The Committee feels that the publication of those Central Acts which have already been translated and approved should be expedited on priority basis. Translation Cells should be set up in the States to translate State Laws, Gazettes, Notifications etc. (5.77)
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20. Representations in Urdu Arrangements must be made, in all administrative units where the Urdu speaking population constitutes 10% or more, to receive, process and give replies in Urdu to applications and representation made in Urdu. (5.98)
21. Learning of Urdu by Officials Adequate translation facilities should be provided in the offices and incentives should be given to officials to acquire knowledge of Urdu also. Officers working in areas where there are 10% or more of Urdu speaking population, should be encouraged to learn Urdu. (5.100,5.101, 5.111)
22. Urdu in Courts Urdu is not being used in Courts as recommended by Gujral Committee (5.160). The facilities must therefore, be provided in the lower Courts for the use of Urdu in areas where Urdu speaking population is 10% or more. This would mean the provision of facilities for presentation of petitions and documents and the recording of evidence in Urdu and the translation of documents in Urdu by the appointment of efficient translators. (5.160)
23. Urdu in Legislature The Central Government should convene a meeting of Chief Ministers and Speakers of various State Legislatures to formulate appropriate guidelines for the use of Urdu in the Legislatures. (5.175)
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24. Electoral Rolls Electoral Rolls should be prepared in Urdu in all constituencies where Urdu speaking population is 10% or more. (5.179)
25. Public Service Commission State Public Service Commissions should extend the facility of answering papers for General Knowledge and Optional Subjects in Urdu on the lines of the Union Public Service Commission. (5.185)
26. Post and Telegraph The names of post offices situated in areas with 10% Urdu speaking population must be displayed in Urdu. VPP and Money Order Forms should be printed in Urdu and registered letters and parcels with addresses in Urdu should be accepted and proper arrangement made for their delivery. For this purpose, Urdu knowing staff should be appointed or the existing staff encouraged to acquire working knowledge of Urdu. (5.186 to 5.194)
27. Railways The names of Railway Stations located in areas where Urdu speaking population is 10% or more should be displayed in Urdu also. Railway Time Table should be brought out in Urdu immediately. (5.195,5.197)
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28. Sign Boards and Name Plates Milestones and names of roads, streets and lanes and name plates of officers and doctors should bear the names in Urdu also, in areas where Urdu speaking population constitutes 10% or more. (5.198,5.199)
29. Media of Mass Communication
All India Radio There should invariably be some Producers/Assistant Producers having knowledge of Urdu in areas where there is sizeable population of Urdu speakers. The secular character of festivals of various communities should be brought out by presenting these in Urdu programmes. The duration and the frequency of all the programmes in Urdu should be suitably increased. The quality of Urdu Mushairas should also be improved. The National Programme of plays and features should include plays and features on a more liberal scale. Slow Speed News Bulletins in Urdu should also be started. (5.214, 5.215, 5.217, 5.224)
30. Advertisements and Journals The circulation criteria with regard to advertisements should be relaxed in favour of Urdu papers. An educational Journal in Urdu should be published on the lines of the 'Education Quarterly' now being brought out in English and Hindi by the Department of Education in the Ministry of Human Resource Development. Similarly an Urdu Journal should be brought out by
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Sahitya Akademi on the lines of 'Indian Literature' being published at present in English and Hindi. (6.121, 6.122)
31. Television The quality of the cultural and literary programmes telecast in Urdu should be improved. Programmes of religious nature should be separately mounted and telecast as special programmes and not, as at present, at the cost of Urdu programmes. Stations located in areas with sizeable Urdu population should appoint some Urdu knowing Producers/Assistant Producers also. Cross Cultural Programmes should be encouraged. (5.221)
32. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Publication Division) should expedite publication of cheaper editions of Urdu literary works and also bring out a book on Urdu litterateures, journalists and poets who participated in the Freedom Movement. (5.229)
33. Urdu Academies The grants of State Urdu Academies should be enhanced and coordinative mechanism between these should be made more effective. (7.69 to 7.71)
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34. Bureau for Promotion of Urdu The status of the Bureau for Promotion of Urdu should be changed from the Subordinate Office to an Autonomous Body in order to arm it with functional freedom and enhanced financial powers. (4.370)
35. Urdu Books in Hindi Urdu books should be brought out not only in Urdu script but also in the Devnagri script. The Government of India should earmark some funds for this purpose and entrust this job to some official or semi- official or voluntary organisations. Particular attention should be given to the publication of rare under books of a classical nature. (7.41)
36. Training of Urdu Journalists Universities, Centres of mass communication and Urdu Academies may be requested to take up the training of Urdu Journalists. Short term orientation courses should also be arranged for Urdu Journalists. (6.165)
37. Permanent Implementation Committees To watch the progress of the implementation of the recommendations of Gujral Committee, a Permanent Implementation Committee should be set up under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister. Similar Committees with a Permanent Secretariat and an Urdu knowing Joint Secretary as Member-Secretary should also be set up in States/UTs under the Chairmanship of Chief Ministers/ Lt. Governors.
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