Now, speeches by President, PM and all other ministers may only be in Hindi

A parliamentary committee's recommendations in this regard have been accepted by the President

The President of India and all central and state ministers who know the language might soon have to deliver their speeches only in Hindi if a parliamentary panel's recommendations, which have been accepted by President Pranab Mukherjee, are implemented, reported the Times of India on Tuesday. 

According to the report, the move is ostensibly meant to promote the Hindi language.

The President, according to the report, has accepted some recommendations given by the committee of Parliament on official languages. The recommendations state that all dignitaries, including the President, and all ministers, who can read and speak Hindi, are to be requested to give their speeches or statements only in Hindi. Their speeches and announcements would be accompanied by an English translation. 

However, these recommendations are not new, they were made back in 2011 by a committee headed by then Union Minister P Chidambaram.

The other recommendation which has been accepted by the President is that Air India, the national carrier, should use Hindi on its tickets. The recommendation was aimed at all Indian airlines but the President restricted his approval only to Air India. Furthermore, Air India will also have to include Hindi newspapers and magazines in its in-flight reading list.