MHA advisory committee discusses use of Hindi

The Hindi advisory committee of the home ministry today discussed the issue of non-publication of official documents and reports in the language and stressed the need for its promotion.
A member of the advisory committee raised the issue and asked the government to ensure that all official documents and reports are published in Hindi, a source privy to the meeting said.
However, there was no discussion on recommendation of a parliamentary committee on official language that the president and other high dignitaries should deliver their speeches in Hindi if they can read and speak the language.
President Pranab Mukherjee had accepted the recommendation.

There have been protests in Tamil Nadu, especially by the DMK, against the president's decision.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who chaired the meeting, said Hindi is the easiest language to convey the main ingredients of the Indian culture and it strengthens the unity and integrity mentioned in the Constitution.
Singh said language plays a key role in the social and economic progress of any country.
The home minister said the language, which can be communicated and understood easily, becomes influential and popular among the people and the government.