For promotion of Official Language Policy and to create more conducive environment for the officials to do more work in Hindi, various programmes and schemes are being undertaken, including inter-alia, as follows:
- With a view to ensure effective implementation of Official Language Policy of the Govt. of India in the Ministry, certain Check-Points as per the provisions of Official Language Policy have been made and circulated for compliance. Effective steps have been taken for the adherence of these check-points.
- Commonly used 100 bilingual phrases (E-Saral Hindi sentences) of the Ministry have been prepared and uploaded on the website of the Ministry.
- Website of the Ministry has been made bilingual and is being updated from time to time.
- Hindi books are purchased in the Ministry and efforts are being made to achieve the targets laid down by the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Addresses of Nodal Agencies have been prepared in Hindi.
- All documents under section 3(3) of the Official Languages Act 1963, including Press Releases, Tender Notices, Rules, General Orders, Notifications, Cabinet Notes, Parliament Questions and other Documents to be laid in the Parliament are presented bilingually.
- Letters received in Hindi are invariably replied in Hindi and Rule 5 of the Official Language Rules, 1976 is fully complied with.
- In Order to review the progress made in the implementation of Official Language policy, quarterly meetings of Official Language Implementation Committee are held. Discussions are held on quarterly progress reports received from various Sections and Divisions of the Ministry and other Organisations i.e. IREDA, SECI, NIWE, NISE and NIBE. The Sections and Divisions and other Organisations are advised to achieve the targets specified by the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Hindi Noting and Drafting Incentive Scheme of the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs is being implemented in the Ministry. This scheme carries two first prizes of 5000/- each, three second prizes of 3000/- each and five third prizes of 2000/- each. An incentive scheme for officers for giving dictation in Hindi is also in operation in the Ministry.
- Hindi Salahkar Samiti of the Ministry has been reconstituted vide resolution dated 8 September, 2021. Hindi Salahkar Samiti works under the Chairmanship of Union Minister (NRE) with the main objective to advise the Ministry with regard to progressive use of Hindi in its official work.
- With a view to create awareness and to increase the use of Hindi in official work, a Hindi Fortnight is observed in the Ministry during 14th to 29th September of every year. Messages from Hon’ble Minister of Home Affairs, Hon’ble Minister (NRE) and Hon’ble Minister of State (NRE) regarding progressive use of Hindi are circulated among the officers/ employees of the Ministry and other offices under the administrative control of the Ministry. A number of competitions are held and officers and staff members belonging to Hindi and non-Hindi speaking categories are given cash awards & certificates, based on their performances, by the Secretary, MNRE during a prize distribution ceremony.