1. What are the sources of information regarding the Government of India's Official Language Policy?
Answer - The Government of India accepted Hindi in Devanagari Script as the Official Language of the Union of India and made necessary provision for the same in the constitution. The Official Language policy of Government of India has been clearly spelt out in
i) The provisions made in Part XVII of the Constitution which contains Articles 343 to 351.
ii) The provisions made in Article 120 of Part V and Article 210 of Part VI of the Constitution.
iii) The provisions made in the Official Languages Act 1963 as amended in 1967.
iv) The provisions made in the Resolution No. F/5/8/65-OL dt. 18.1.68 as adopted by both the Houses of Parliament.
v) The provisions made in the Official Languages (use for official purposes of the Union) Rule 1976.
vi) The instructions contain in circulars issued from time to time by the Official Language department of Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Railways.
2. Describe about “General Orders” mentioned in documents coming under Section 3(3) Of the Official Language Act, 1963?
Answer - All orders, decisions, instructions and circulars intended for departmental use and which are of standing nature and all such orders, instructions, letters, memoranda, notices, circulars etc., relating to or intended for a group or groups of Government employees are known as “General Orders” under Section 3(3) of Official Language.
3. Who is responsible for the compliance of Official Language Act, Rules, Orders and Instructions?
Answer - As per Rule 12 of Official Language Rules 1976, it is the responsibility of the Administrative Head of the Office to ensure that the Official Language Act, Rules are followed properly and also ensure implementation of effective check points to ensure the compliance. Also, the official signing the documents falling under Section 3(3) of Official Language Act, 1963 is responsible to ensure that it is in Bilingual form.
4. What do you understand by the Rule 8(4) of Official Language Rules, 1976?
Answer - Certain works done in all the Central Government Offices have been specified under the Rule 8(4) of Official Language Rules, 1976. These works are to be done by the staff having working knowledge of Hindi and those who are proficient in Hindi. These works include notings on files, drafting, originating correspondence in Hindi, daily routine work done in registers and files.
5. What do you understand by the rule 10(4) of Official Language Rules, 1976?
Answer - As per this Rule Central Government Offices, wherein 80% of the employees are having working knowledge of Hindi are to be notified. Such Offices will be notified in the Gazette by the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs. It is remarkable that almost all Central Government offices, Nationalized Banks of the Offices situated in the ‘A’ and ‘B’ have been notified under Rule 10(4) of Official Language Rules, 1976.
6. What are the dimensions of Official Language Policy?
Answer - The Official Language Policy of the Union upholds the Bilingualization, in the same sense that there is provision for both Hindi and English for the official purposes of the Union. The Government of India has been putting efforts for enhancing use of Hindi. Also the official work should be executed smoothly and efficiently. The employees, who are not proficient in Hindi they should be trained under various Training Programmes. The Government of India has adopted the policy of giving incentives to such staff. The following are the salient features of the same:
1. Provisions regarding Official Language in the Constitution.
2. Official Language Act, 1963, as amended 1967.
3. Official Language Resolution, 1968
4. Official Language Rules, 1976 as amended 1987
5. The orders, instructions issued by the department of Official Language from time to time.
6. The Provisions regarding Official Language have been made in the Part XVII from Article 343 to 351 i.e. under 9 Articles.
7. Explain the Check Points prescribed for the effective implementation of Hindi as Official Language?
Answer - As per the Rules 12(1) and (2) of Official Language Rules, 1976, responsibility to ensure the compliance of Constitutional provisions, Official Language Act, Official Language Rules lies on the Administrative Head of each Central Government Offices. Hence it is necessary that he implements certain Check Points in order to ensure effective implementation of Official Language policies as follows:
1. The Official signing the documents: The Officials signing the documents should ensure before singing that the document is issued in compliance of Official Language policy.
2. Desk Officer/Section Officer/In charge: He shall ensure that the Hindi version of the document is prepared and they also issued simultaneously.
3. Dispatch Section: The Dispatch Section before dispatching should ensure that the documents falling under Section 3(3) are in Hindi and English, bilingual form. It should also be ensured that the prescribed no. of letters going to Hindi Speaking Region are sent to in Hindi, or else the signing authority should be informed about that.
4. Government Press: The printing and Stationery Manager of the Govt. Press shall ensure that the Codes, Manuals, Forms etc. are printed in Hindi and English, bilingual form.
5. Stores Department and Finance/Accounts Department: The stores and finance/accounts department shall also act as Check Points and ensure the bilingual availability of Computers.
8. Write a Short Note on the Committee of Parliament on Official Languages constituted under section 4 of Official Languages Act 1963(as amended in 1967)?
Answer - The Committee of Parliament shall consist of 30 members, of whom 20 shall be members of the House of the People and 10 shall be members of the Council of States, to be elected respectively by the Members of the House of the People and the members of the Council of States in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. It shall be the duty of the Committee to review the progress made in the use of Hindi for the official purpose of the Union and submit a report to the President making recommendations thereon and the President shall cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament, and sent to all the State Governments. At present there are 3 sub-committees for this Parliament Committee. The Second Subcommittee inspects and review the progress of Hindi in Ministry of Railways and its allied offices.
9. Name the States and Union Territories grouped under Regions A, B & C as per the provisions made in the Official Languages Rules, 1976(as amended in 1987)?
Answer - The Indian States and Union Territories have been classified into three Regions. They are A, B, & C.
Region ‘A’:
States:(i) Uttar Pradesh (ii) Uttarakhand (iii) Bihar (iv)Jharkhand (v) Haryana (vi)Himachal Pradesh (vii)Madhya Pradesh (viii)Chhattisgarh (ix) Rajasthan
Union Territory: (i) Andaman & Nicobar Island group (ii) Delhi (NCT)
Region ‘B’:
States: (i) Maharashtra (ii) Gujarat (iii) Punjab
Union Territory: (i) Chandigarh (ii) Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Region ‘C’:
States and Union Territories other than those referred to in Region 'A' & 'B'.
States: (i) Karnataka (ii) Tamilnadu (iii) Kerala (iv) Andhra Pradesh (v) Telangana (vi) Odisha (vii)West Bengal (viii)Goa (ix) Assam (x) Nagaland (xi) Meghalaya (xii) Arunachal Pradesh (xii) Sikkim (xiv) Tripura (xv)Mizoram (xvi) Manipur
Union Territory: (i) Puducherry (ii) Lakshadweep (iii) Jammu & Kashmir (iv) Ladakh
10. In terms of the Official Language Rules who are all the employees who can be classified as having proficiency in Hindi?
Answer - Proficiency in Hindi: -
An employee shall be deemed to posse’s proficiency in Hindi if: -
(i) he has passed the Matriculation or any equivalent or higher examination with Hindi as the medium of examination; (or)
(ii) he has taken Hindi as an elective subject in the degree examination or any other examination equivalent to or higher than the degree examination; (or)
(iii) he declares himself to possess proficiency in Hindi in the prescribed format.
11. In terms of the Official Language Rules who are all the employees who can be classified as having Working knowledge in Hindi?
Answer - Working knowledge in Hindi: -
An employee shall be deemed to have acquired a working knowledge of Hindi-
(a) if he has passed: -
(i) the Matriculation or an equivalent or higher examination with Hindi as one of the subjects (or)
(ii) the Pragya examination conducted under the Hindi Teaching Scheme of the Central Government or when so specified by the Government in respect of any particular category of posts, any a lower examination under that scheme; (or)
(iii) any other examination specified in that behalf by the Central Government; or
(b) if he declares himself to have acquired such knowledge in the prescribed format.
12. Give details of various Committees formed to ensure proper implementation of the provisions of Official Language Policy?
Answer - There are many committees constituted to inspect and assess the position regarding compliance of Official Language Policy. They are:
i) Central Hindi Committee
ii) Hindi Salahkar Samiti
iii) Central Official Language Implementation Committee
iv) Official Language Implementation Committee (constituted at Rly. Bd level, Zonal Level, Divisional Level and at various Stations and Offices)
v) Town Official Language Implementation Committee
vi) Committee of Parliament on Official Language
19. Write a Short note on Hindi Day/Hindi Week.
Answer - It was decided to make Hindi the Official Language on 14 September, 1949. Hence every year 14 September is celebrated as Hindi Day. With a view to create a conducive environment for Hindi implementation amongst the officers and staff, various programmes are organized during Hindi Week/Fortnight etc. Organization of various competitions, technical seminar in Hindi, cultural programmes, Hindi Exhibition etc. form part of the Programme. The winners of the various competitions held and the officers and staff doing their official language in Hindi are generally warded during the concluding function. Scholars in Hindi are generally invited for the function, their meaningful and inspirational speech play their own role creating a favorable atmosphere for Hindi.
13. Write a Short note on Parliamentary Committee on Official Language.
Answer - This committee was constituted under the provisions of Section 4 of Official Language Act, 1963, in the year 1976. This Committee constituted of 30 Members of Parliament, of whom 20 shall be Members of the House of the People (Lok Sabha) and 10 shall be members of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) to be elected respectively by the members of the House of the people and members of the Council of States in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. The duty of this committee is to review the progress in usage of Hindi for the official purpose of the union and submit the recommendations to the President of India.
14. Write a short note on Central Official Language Implementation Committee/
Answer - Central Official Language Implementation Committee: -
This committee, reviews the position about the progressive use of Hindi for Official purposes of the Central Government, the training of employees and implementation of the orders issued from time to time by the department of Official Language with regard to the above and suggests measures for removing the shortcomings and difficulties noticed in implementing these orders. Secretary, Dept. of Official Language is the Chairman of this Committee while Chairman of the Official Language Implementation Committees of various Ministries/Departments are its members.
15. Write a short note on Town Official Language Implementation Committee.
Answer - Town Official Language Implementation Committee: -
Town Official Language Implementation Committees (TOLIC) have been constituted in major towns. The TOLIC is presided over by one of the senior most officers of the Central Government/Undertakings/Banks etc. located in that particular town. The Chairman is required to organize two meetings of TOLIC every year and ensure his representation in these meetings. The administrative heads of Central Government offices/Undertakings/Banks etc., located that particular town must also take part in person, in these meetings.
The objective of formation of TOLIC is to provide a joint forum for encouraging the use of Official Language in the offices of the Central Govt./Undertakings/Banks across the country and for removing the difficulties being faced in the implementation of the Official Language policy. In this forum member offices through deliberations and exchange of information of the best practices adopted by them for increasing the use of Hindi can improve the level of their respective achievement. In order to conduct the proceedings properly, checklist of the relevant points to be considered in the meetings of the TOLIC is provided at the time of formation of the TOLIC.
16. Give details of various incentives for learning
Answer - (i) Hindi (ii) Hindi Typing (iii) Hindi Shorthand
The various incentives given for learning Hindi, Hindi Typing and Hindi Shorthand are as follows: -
1) Cash Award 2) Lumpsum Award 3) Personal Pay
1) Cash Award: -
The amount of Cash award given on passing the Hindi examinations are given below: -
Amount of Cash Award Eligible
Marks obtained in written exam. Prabodh Praveen Pragya
55 % or more but less than 60% Rs.400 Rs.600 Rs.800
60% or more but less than 70% Rs.800 Rs.1200 Rs.1600
70% and above Rs.1600 Rs.1800 Rs.2400
Hindi Typing Hindi Stenography Amount
97% or more 95% or more Rs.2400
95% or more but less than 97% 92% or more but less than 95% Rs.1600
90% or more but less than 95% 88% or more but less than 92% Rs.800
2) Lumpsum Award: -
Operational staff and staff working in Open Line are eligible for Lumpsum Award on passing Hindi examination through their own efforts as private candidates.
Name of the examination Amount of Lumpsum Award
Prabodh Rs.1600/-
Praveen Rs.1500/-
Pragya Rs.2400/-
Hindi Typing Rs.1600/-
Hindi Stenography Rs.3000-
3) Personal Pay: -
i) Employees on passing prescribed Hindi course are eligible for Personal Pay equivalent to one increment for a period of 12 months.
ii) Typist and Stenographers are eligible for Personal Pay equivalent to one increment for a period of 12 months on passing Hindi Typewriting examination.
iii) Stenographers whose mother tongue is a language other than Hindi, are eligible for Personal Pay equal in amount to two increments for a period of twelve months and then a personal pay equal in amount to one increment for the next 12 months.
iv) Employees who pass Hindi/Hindi Typewriting/Hindi Stenography examinations simultaneously or in succession, are eligible for personal pay equal in amount to two, or three increments, as the case may be, but such personal pay will however be granted to them specifically for each examination one after another.
NOTE: -
1) Non - Gazetted employees, for whom the prescribed course is Prabodh or Praveen, are eligible for Personal Pay only on obtaining 55% or more marks in the written examination.
2) Gazetted Officers are eligible for Personal Pay only on obtaining 60% or more marks in the written examination.
17. Give details of various awards/incentives for doing official work in Hindi by employees/officers:
(i) 10,000 words Award Scheme
(ii) Collective Cash Award
(iii) Rajbhasha Individual Cash Award Scheme
(i) 10,000 words Award Scheme: -
Answer - This scheme is introduced by Ministry of Home Affairs. All the Employees and Officers working in the Central Government are eligible to participate in this scheme. A person, who writes 10,000 words or more in a year, will be eligible to compete for the prize. Following prizes are given under this scheme.
FIRST PRIZE (2 Prizes) .... Rs.5000/- each
SECOND PRIZE (3 Prizes) .... Rs.3000/- each
THIRD PRIZE (5 Prizes) .... Rs.2000/- each
An Evaluation Committee will assess the work done by the employee based on the quality and quantity of the work and decide the prizes. The Competitors whose mother tongue is Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Oriya or Assamese may be given additional weightage upto 20% at the time of assessment.
(ii) Collective Cash Award Scheme: -
Under this scheme, three Collective Cash Awards of Rs. 9,000 (6 Staff) Rs.,6000 (5 Staff) and Rs. 4,000 (5 Staff) to those Departments, which are adjudged as having made the maximum use of Hindi in their official work. This scheme is being introduced as an incentive to the officers/staff for making progressive use of Hindi in their work.
(iii) Rajbhasha Individual Cash Award Scheme: -
Rajbhasha Individual Cash Award is given by Railway Board. It is given in recognition of the individual efforts for creating a sense of awareness and enthusiasm for the progressive use of Rajbhasha Hindi for official purposes. Under this scheme Five (5) Employees/Officers are given Rs.3000/- as Cash Award from South Western Railway every year.
3. Who is responsible for the compliance of Official Language Act, Rules, Orders and Instructions?
Answer - As per Rule 12 of Official Language Rules 1976, it is the responsibility of the Administrative Head of the Office to ensure that the Official Language Act, Rules are followed properly and also ensure implementation of effective check points to ensure the compliance. Also, the official signing the documents falling under Section 3(3) of Official Language Act, 1963 is responsible to ensure that it is in Bilingual form.
4. What do you understand by the Rule 8(4) of Official Language Rules, 1976?
Answer - Certain works done in all the Central Government Offices have been specified under the Rule 8(4) of Official Language Rules, 1976. These works are to be done by the staff having working knowledge of Hindi and those who are proficient in Hindi. These works include notings on files, drafting, originating correspondence in Hindi, daily routine work done in registers and files.
5. What do you understand by the rule 10(4) of Official Language Rules, 1976?
Answer - As per this Rule Central Government Offices, wherein 80% of the employees are having working knowledge of Hindi are to be notified. Such Offices will be notified in the Gazette by the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs. It is remarkable that almost all Central Government offices, Nationalized Banks of the Offices situated in the ‘A’ and ‘B’ have been notified under Rule 10(4) of Official Language Rules, 1976.
6. What are the dimensions of Official Language Policy?
Answer - The Official Language Policy of the Union upholds the Bilingualization, in the same sense that there is provision for both Hindi and English for the official purposes of the Union. The Government of India has been putting efforts for enhancing use of Hindi. Also the official work should be executed smoothly and efficiently. The employees, who are not proficient in Hindi they should be trained under various Training Programmes. The Government of India has adopted the policy of giving incentives to such staff. The following are the salient features of the same:
1. Provisions regarding Official Language in the Constitution.
2. Official Language Act, 1963, as amended 1967.
3. Official Language Resolution, 1968
4. Official Language Rules, 1976 as amended 1987
5. The orders, instructions issued by the department of Official Language from time to time.
6. The Provisions regarding Official Language have been made in the Part XVII from Article 343 to 351 i.e. under 9 Articles.
7. Explain the Check Points prescribed for the effective implementation of Hindi as Official Language?
Answer - As per the Rules 12(1) and (2) of Official Language Rules, 1976, responsibility to ensure the compliance of Constitutional provisions, Official Language Act, Official Language Rules lies on the Administrative Head of each Central Government Offices. Hence it is necessary that he implements certain Check Points in order to ensure effective implementation of Official Language policies as follows:
1. The Official signing the documents: The Officials signing the documents should ensure before singing that the document is issued in compliance of Official Language policy.
2. Desk Officer/Section Officer/In charge: He shall ensure that the Hindi version of the document is prepared and they also issued simultaneously.
3. Dispatch Section: The Dispatch Section before dispatching should ensure that the documents falling under Section 3(3) are in Hindi and English, bilingual form. It should also be ensured that the prescribed no. of letters going to Hindi Speaking Region are sent to in Hindi, or else the signing authority should be informed about that.
4. Government Press: The printing and Stationery Manager of the Govt. Press shall ensure that the Codes, Manuals, Forms etc. are printed in Hindi and English, bilingual form.
5. Stores Department and Finance/Accounts Department: The stores and finance/accounts department shall also act as Check Points and ensure the bilingual availability of Computers.
8. Write a Short Note on the Committee of Parliament on Official Languages constituted under section 4 of Official Languages Act 1963(as amended in 1967)?
Answer - The Committee of Parliament shall consist of 30 members, of whom 20 shall be members of the House of the People and 10 shall be members of the Council of States, to be elected respectively by the Members of the House of the People and the members of the Council of States in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. It shall be the duty of the Committee to review the progress made in the use of Hindi for the official purpose of the Union and submit a report to the President making recommendations thereon and the President shall cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament, and sent to all the State Governments. At present there are 3 sub-committees for this Parliament Committee. The Second Subcommittee inspects and review the progress of Hindi in Ministry of Railways and its allied offices.
9. Name the States and Union Territories grouped under Regions A, B & C as per the provisions made in the Official Languages Rules, 1976(as amended in 1987)?
Answer - The Indian States and Union Territories have been classified into three Regions. They are A, B, & C.
Region ‘A’:
States:(i) Uttar Pradesh (ii) Uttarakhand (iii) Bihar (iv)Jharkhand (v) Haryana (vi)Himachal Pradesh (vii)Madhya Pradesh (viii)Chhattisgarh (ix) Rajasthan
Union Territory: (i) Andaman & Nicobar Island group (ii) Delhi (NCT)
Region ‘B’:
States: (i) Maharashtra (ii) Gujarat (iii) Punjab
Union Territory: (i) Chandigarh (ii) Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Region ‘C’:
States and Union Territories other than those referred to in Region 'A' & 'B'.
States: (i) Karnataka (ii) Tamilnadu (iii) Kerala (iv) Andhra Pradesh (v) Telangana (vi) Odisha (vii)West Bengal (viii)Goa (ix) Assam (x) Nagaland (xi) Meghalaya (xii) Arunachal Pradesh (xii) Sikkim (xiv) Tripura (xv)Mizoram (xvi) Manipur
Union Territory: (i) Puducherry (ii) Lakshadweep (iii) Jammu & Kashmir (iv) Ladakh
10. In terms of the Official Language Rules who are all the employees who can be classified as having proficiency in Hindi?
Answer - Proficiency in Hindi: -
An employee shall be deemed to posse’s proficiency in Hindi if: -
(i) he has passed the Matriculation or any equivalent or higher examination with Hindi as the medium of examination; (or)
(ii) he has taken Hindi as an elective subject in the degree examination or any other examination equivalent to or higher than the degree examination; (or)
(iii) he declares himself to possess proficiency in Hindi in the prescribed format.
11. In terms of the Official Language Rules who are all the employees who can be classified as having Working knowledge in Hindi?
Answer - Working knowledge in Hindi: -
An employee shall be deemed to have acquired a working knowledge of Hindi-
(a) if he has passed: -
(i) the Matriculation or an equivalent or higher examination with Hindi as one of the subjects (or)
(ii) the Pragya examination conducted under the Hindi Teaching Scheme of the Central Government or when so specified by the Government in respect of any particular category of posts, any a lower examination under that scheme; (or)
(iii) any other examination specified in that behalf by the Central Government; or
(b) if he declares himself to have acquired such knowledge in the prescribed format.
12. Give details of various Committees formed to ensure proper implementation of the provisions of Official Language Policy?
Answer - There are many committees constituted to inspect and assess the position regarding compliance of Official Language Policy. They are:
i) Central Hindi Committee
ii) Hindi Salahkar Samiti
iii) Central Official Language Implementation Committee
iv) Official Language Implementation Committee (constituted at Rly. Bd level, Zonal Level, Divisional Level and at various Stations and Offices)
v) Town Official Language Implementation Committee
vi) Committee of Parliament on Official Language
19. Write a Short note on Hindi Day/Hindi Week.
Answer - It was decided to make Hindi the Official Language on 14 September, 1949. Hence every year 14 September is celebrated as Hindi Day. With a view to create a conducive environment for Hindi implementation amongst the officers and staff, various programmes are organized during Hindi Week/Fortnight etc. Organization of various competitions, technical seminar in Hindi, cultural programmes, Hindi Exhibition etc. form part of the Programme. The winners of the various competitions held and the officers and staff doing their official language in Hindi are generally warded during the concluding function. Scholars in Hindi are generally invited for the function, their meaningful and inspirational speech play their own role creating a favorable atmosphere for Hindi.
13. Write a Short note on Parliamentary Committee on Official Language.
Answer - This committee was constituted under the provisions of Section 4 of Official Language Act, 1963, in the year 1976. This Committee constituted of 30 Members of Parliament, of whom 20 shall be Members of the House of the People (Lok Sabha) and 10 shall be members of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) to be elected respectively by the members of the House of the people and members of the Council of States in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. The duty of this committee is to review the progress in usage of Hindi for the official purpose of the union and submit the recommendations to the President of India.
14. Write a short note on Central Official Language Implementation Committee/
Answer - Central Official Language Implementation Committee: -
This committee, reviews the position about the progressive use of Hindi for Official purposes of the Central Government, the training of employees and implementation of the orders issued from time to time by the department of Official Language with regard to the above and suggests measures for removing the shortcomings and difficulties noticed in implementing these orders. Secretary, Dept. of Official Language is the Chairman of this Committee while Chairman of the Official Language Implementation Committees of various Ministries/Departments are its members.
15. Write a short note on Town Official Language Implementation Committee.
Answer - Town Official Language Implementation Committee: -
Town Official Language Implementation Committees (TOLIC) have been constituted in major towns. The TOLIC is presided over by one of the senior most officers of the Central Government/Undertakings/Banks etc. located in that particular town. The Chairman is required to organize two meetings of TOLIC every year and ensure his representation in these meetings. The administrative heads of Central Government offices/Undertakings/Banks etc., located that particular town must also take part in person, in these meetings.
The objective of formation of TOLIC is to provide a joint forum for encouraging the use of Official Language in the offices of the Central Govt./Undertakings/Banks across the country and for removing the difficulties being faced in the implementation of the Official Language policy. In this forum member offices through deliberations and exchange of information of the best practices adopted by them for increasing the use of Hindi can improve the level of their respective achievement. In order to conduct the proceedings properly, checklist of the relevant points to be considered in the meetings of the TOLIC is provided at the time of formation of the TOLIC.
16. Give details of various incentives for learning
Answer - (i) Hindi (ii) Hindi Typing (iii) Hindi Shorthand
The various incentives given for learning Hindi, Hindi Typing and Hindi Shorthand are as follows: -
1) Cash Award 2) Lumpsum Award 3) Personal Pay
1) Cash Award: -
The amount of Cash award given on passing the Hindi examinations are given below: -
Amount of Cash Award Eligible
Marks obtained in written exam. Prabodh Praveen Pragya
55 % or more but less than 60% Rs.400 Rs.600 Rs.800
60% or more but less than 70% Rs.800 Rs.1200 Rs.1600
70% and above Rs.1600 Rs.1800 Rs.2400
Hindi Typing Hindi Stenography Amount
97% or more 95% or more Rs.2400
95% or more but less than 97% 92% or more but less than 95% Rs.1600
90% or more but less than 95% 88% or more but less than 92% Rs.800
2) Lumpsum Award: -
Operational staff and staff working in Open Line are eligible for Lumpsum Award on passing Hindi examination through their own efforts as private candidates.
Name of the examination Amount of Lumpsum Award
Prabodh Rs.1600/-
Praveen Rs.1500/-
Pragya Rs.2400/-
Hindi Typing Rs.1600/-
Hindi Stenography Rs.3000-
3) Personal Pay: -
i) Employees on passing prescribed Hindi course are eligible for Personal Pay equivalent to one increment for a period of 12 months.
ii) Typist and Stenographers are eligible for Personal Pay equivalent to one increment for a period of 12 months on passing Hindi Typewriting examination.
iii) Stenographers whose mother tongue is a language other than Hindi, are eligible for Personal Pay equal in amount to two increments for a period of twelve months and then a personal pay equal in amount to one increment for the next 12 months.
iv) Employees who pass Hindi/Hindi Typewriting/Hindi Stenography examinations simultaneously or in succession, are eligible for personal pay equal in amount to two, or three increments, as the case may be, but such personal pay will however be granted to them specifically for each examination one after another.
NOTE: -
1) Non - Gazetted employees, for whom the prescribed course is Prabodh or Praveen, are eligible for Personal Pay only on obtaining 55% or more marks in the written examination.
2) Gazetted Officers are eligible for Personal Pay only on obtaining 60% or more marks in the written examination.
17. Give details of various awards/incentives for doing official work in Hindi by employees/officers:
(i) 10,000 words Award Scheme
(ii) Collective Cash Award
(iii) Rajbhasha Individual Cash Award Scheme
(i) 10,000 words Award Scheme: -
Answer - This scheme is introduced by Ministry of Home Affairs. All the Employees and Officers working in the Central Government are eligible to participate in this scheme. A person, who writes 10,000 words or more in a year, will be eligible to compete for the prize. Following prizes are given under this scheme.
FIRST PRIZE (2 Prizes) .... Rs.5000/- each
SECOND PRIZE (3 Prizes) .... Rs.3000/- each
THIRD PRIZE (5 Prizes) .... Rs.2000/- each
An Evaluation Committee will assess the work done by the employee based on the quality and quantity of the work and decide the prizes. The Competitors whose mother tongue is Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Oriya or Assamese may be given additional weightage upto 20% at the time of assessment.
(ii) Collective Cash Award Scheme: -
Under this scheme, three Collective Cash Awards of Rs. 9,000 (6 Staff) Rs.,6000 (5 Staff) and Rs. 4,000 (5 Staff) to those Departments, which are adjudged as having made the maximum use of Hindi in their official work. This scheme is being introduced as an incentive to the officers/staff for making progressive use of Hindi in their work.
(iii) Rajbhasha Individual Cash Award Scheme: -
Rajbhasha Individual Cash Award is given by Railway Board. It is given in recognition of the individual efforts for creating a sense of awareness and enthusiasm for the progressive use of Rajbhasha Hindi for official purposes. Under this scheme Five (5) Employees/Officers are given Rs.3000/- as Cash Award from South Western Railway every year.
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