Rajasthan

• 18 Feb 2025

Regional Official Language Conference

Why in News? 

Recently, a joint regional official language conference was organized in Jaipur.  

Key Points  

• About the conference: 
  • This conference was organised by the Official Language Department of the Home Ministry . 
  • About 3000 people from Central Government offices, Nationalized Banks, Public Sector Undertakings and Town Official Language Implementation Committees participated in the conference .  
  • The best performing institutions were also honoured for promoting greater use of Hindi in government work .  
• Objective:  
  • The objective of this conference was to promote the use of Hindi in government departments .  

 Hindi Language 

• Introduction : 
  • Hindi is an Indo-Aryan language, spoken mainly in the Indian subcontinent .  
  • It is the official language of India according to the Indian Constitution , and it holds an important place in  Indian society , culture and literature . 
  • It is the third most widely spoken language in the world and one of the ten official languages of the UNESCO General Conference. 
• History :  
  • Hindi evolved from Sanskrit and has been spoken in the Indian subcontinent since ancient times. Over time, Hindi has also adopted words from Persian , Arabic , and English , especially during the Mughal Empire and British rule . 
• Script :  
  • The script of Hindi is Devanagari , which is developed from the Sanskrit script. It has 11 vowels and 33 consonants . Devanagari script is used not only for Hindi but also for many other Indian languages. 
• Linguistic Diversity :  
  • Hindi language has many dialects, such as Awadhi , Bhojpuri , Braj , Haryanvi , Marwari etc. 
• Expansion :  
  • Hindi is spoken not only in India but also in Nepal , Pakistan , Malaysia , Thailand , Fiji and other countries. 
• Place in the Constitution :  
  • Hindi has been accepted as the official language of the Union under Article 343 of the Indian Constitution.  
  • Apart from this, Hindi has been recognized as one of the 22 scheduled languages listed in the Eighth Schedule.