Evaluation of Plan Schemes of the Department of Official Language

3. the language to be used for all or any of the purposes mentioned in
article 348;
4. the form of numerals to be used for any one or more specified purposes
of the Union;
5. any other matter referred to the Commission by the President as regards
the Official Language of the Union and the language for communication
between the Union and a State or between one State and another and
their use.
The President appointed the Official Language Commission in 1955 and
it submitted its report in 1956. As a follow-up of the recommendations of the
Official Language Commission, the Official Language Act 1963 was enacted
by the Parliament. The Act envisaged the continuance of the English
language for official purposes in addition to Hindi. Specifically, it
recommended that both Hindi & English shall be used for the following:
I. Resolutions, general orders, rules notifications, administrative or other
reports or Press communiqués issued or made by the Central
Government or by a Ministry, Department or office thereof or by a
corporation or company owned or controlled by the Central Government or
by any office of such corporation or company.
II. Administrative and other reports and official papers laid before a House or
the Houses of Parliament.
III. Contracts and agreements executed, and licenses, permits, notices and
forms of tender issued by or on behalf of the Central Government or any
Ministry, Department or office thereof or by a corporation or company
owned or controlled by the Central Government or by any office of such
corporation or company.
The Act also provided for the setting up of a Committee of Official
Language to review the progress made in the use of Hindi for official
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