Evaluation of Plan Schemes of the Department of Official Language

circulars/ instructions etc., issued by the Government from time to time; but
given the vast scope of the subjects under the consideration of the
Committee, it has also, therefore, been reviewing other related matters like
medium of instruction in Colleges/Degree Colleges/Universities, procedure
of recruitment in the Central Government Services, in-services training for
the Central Government employees and the medium of departmental exams
etc. The Committee has so far submitted eight parts of its report. The
recommendations have been/are being processed in the DOL for
Presidential directions.
Besides the organizational structure in the Department of Official
Language each Ministry/Department/Central Government Office, depending
on its size and workload has a separate Hindi Division/Branch/Cell. In the
Central Secretariat these units are manned by the officers/staff of the
Central Secretariat Official Language Service (CSOLS), a cadre controlled
by the ‘Service’ Division of the Department of Official Language.
Functionally they are under the administrative control of the Joint Secretary,
or an officer of equivalent rank, in-charge of the Implementation of official
language policy in their respective Ministry/Department.
The motive force of implementation of the official language policy
being persuasion, incentive and goodwill flowing from top to bottom, the
responsibility for its compliance rests with the Head of each Central Govt.
Office who is supposed to :
a) Ensure that the provisions of the Official Language Act, the Rules made
there under for use of official language of official purpose of the Union and
directions issued under the said rules are properly complied with; and
b) Devise suitable and effective checkpoints for this purpose.
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