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The Department of Telecommunications held its first All India Conference on Official Language on 13 November 2026 in New Delhi to encourage wider use of Hindi in government work.
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Why in news
- On 13 November 2026 DoT organised its first such conference in New Delhi.
- Shri Manish Sinha, Member (Finance), DoT, was the chief guest.
What happened at the conference?
The chief guest was Shri Manish Sinha, Member (Finance) of the Department. Speakers in the first session discussed how Hindi can be used and enriched in offices, and the second session covered policies, provisions and tools for Rajbhasha.
Officers of the Department and its attached, subordinate and autonomous offices took part, along with non-government members.
Fact table
| What | Detail |
|---|---|
| Organiser | Department of Telecommunications |
| Ministry | Ministry of Communications |
| Venue | Dr. Ambedkar International Centre |
| Aim | Wider use of Hindi in governance |
| Session two | Policies and tools for Rajbhasha |
| Constitutional link | Article 351 |
Participants and format
The conference had an inaugural session, followed by two discussion sessions and a vote of thanks by the Deputy Director (Official Language). Speakers included Shri Kumar Pal Sharma, Dr. Om Nishchal and Shri Rajesh Srivastav in the first session.
The second session had Smt. Kiran Bharadwaj and Shri Saurabh Arya speaking on Rajbhasha policies, provisions and tools. The Department described the event as a first of its kind for it.
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- Article 351 of the Constitution gives the Union a duty to promote the spread of Hindi.
- The Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, regularly organises All India and Regional Official Language Conferences.
- The Parliamentary Committee on Official Language also reviews such initiatives.
- Official language policy is administered by the Department of Official Language in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Why does it matter?:
- It supports the constitutional aim of spreading Hindi.
- It trains staff on official-language rules and tools.
- It adds a departmental event to the work of the Home Ministry's Department of Official Language.
Uttar Pradesh angle
Hindi is also the language of administration in Uttar Pradesh, so aspirants can link this topic to state governance under GS-V. The conference was a Union department event; for the state's own language rules, read Uttar Pradesh government sources.
Likely confusions
- Rajbhasha (official language policy) is not the national language.
- The DoT conference is not the Home Ministry's regional conference.
Key Terms
- Rajbhasha
- Official Language, in this context Hindi.
- Article 351
- Constitutional directive for the development of Hindi.
- Official Language conference
- Meeting to review and encourage Hindi use in offices.
- Parliamentary Committee on Official Language
- Committee that reviews progress in the use of Hindi.
UPPSC syllabus: GS-II
FAQs
Who organised the conference?
The Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications.
Sources: PIB: DoT Organises First All India Conference on Official Language 2026
Last verified: 2026-11-14
