**Executive Summary**
The 62nd meeting of the Railway Hindi Advisory Committee was held at Rail Bhavan. The meeting included discussions on the action taken on the decisions of the previous meeting, details of office inspections by the Committee of Parliament on Official Language, and details of the use and promotion of Official Language. Members of the Committee provided suggestions after a presentation on Hindi programs, and these suggestions were assured to be implemented. The meeting took place on 18 FEB 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Meeting Details:**
* The 62nd meeting of the Railway Hindi Advisory Committee took place at Rail Bhavan.
* The meeting was chaired by Shri Ravneet Singh Bittu, Hon'ble Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries.
* **Attendees:**
* Other attendees included Shri V. Somanna, Hon'ble Minister of State for Railways; Shri Raj Kumar Chahar, Hon'ble Member of Parliament; other Hon'ble Members of the Committee; and the Secretary of the Committee of Parliament on Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs.
* Board members, Heads of various Zonal Railways/Production Units/Undertakings/Training Institutes/Railway Recruitment Boards, Chief Official Language Officers, and officers associated with Official Language participated.
* **Agenda and Discussion:**
* The Director General (Human Resources), Railway Board, welcomed the attendees.
* Details of the action taken on decisions from the previous meeting were presented.
* Information was provided on offices inspected by the Committee of Parliament on Official Language.
* Details on the use and promotion of Official Language in the Board and subordinate offices were presented.
* A report on Hindi programs conducted in the Railway Board was presented.
* **Outcomes:**
* Members of the Railway Hindi Advisory Committee provided suggestions.
* Shri V. Somanna and Shri Ravneet Singh Bittu assured the members that their suggestions would be implemented.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Railway Hindi Advisory Committee Members**
* **Impact**: Their suggestions are taken into consideration for the promotion and use of Hindi in the Railways.
* **Action Required**: Continue to provide suggestions for the promotion of Hindi and follow up on the implementation of their suggestions.
**Stakeholder: Railway Board and Subordinate Offices**
* **Impact**: The Board and subordinate offices are responsible for promoting and using the Official Language.
* **Action Required**: Implement the suggestions made by the Committee to improve the use and promotion of Hindi, and provide details of actions that have been taken to the Director General (Human Resources).
**Stakeholder: Director General (Human Resources), Railway Board**
* **Impact**: Facilitated the discussions, as well as welcomed and felicitated all dignitaries attending the meeting.
* **Action Required**: Coordinate the implementation of suggestions provided by the Railway Hindi Advisory Committee, regarding actions to improve the use and promotion of Hindi, in Railway Board and subordinate offices.
Key Entities Referenced
Railway Hindi Advisory Committee: A committee focused on promoting Hindi within the Ministry of Railways.
Ministry of Railways: The primary government body overseeing the railways in India.
Committee of Parliament on Official Language: A parliamentary committee that oversees the implementation of the Official Language policy.
Rail Bhavan: Location where the meeting was held; likely the headquarters of the Ministry of Railways.
Ministry of Railways
62nd Meeting of the Railway Hindi Advisory
Committee Held at Rail Bhavan
Posted On: 18 FEB 2026 9:12PM by PIB Delhi
The 62nd meeting of the Railway Hindi Advisory Committee was held at Rail Bhavan today. The meeting
took place, under the chairmanship of Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing
Industries, Shri Ravneet Singh Bittu, Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways, Shri V. Somanna; Hon’ble
Member of Parliament, Shri Raj Kumar Chahar; Hon’ble Members of the Committee — Dr. Arun Kumar
(former MP), Shri Kuntak Mishra, Smt. Sandhya Lall, Shri Nishant Kumar Singh, Shri Jayaram Viplav,
Dr. Virendra Singh Chauhan, Smt. Rakhi Rathore, Shri Himanshu Dubey — and the Secretary of the
Committee of Parliament on Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ms. Radha Katyal Narang,
participated in the meeting.
In addition, Board Members were present in the meeting. Heads of various Zonal Railways/Production
Units/Undertakings/Training Institutes/Railway Recruitment Boards, Chief Official Language Officers,
and officers associated with Official Language participated virtually.At the outset, the Director General (Human Resources), Railway Board, welcomed and felicitated all the
dignitaries attending the meeting. Thereafter, details of the action taken on the decisions of the previous
meeting were presented. Information was also provided regarding the offices inspected by the Committee
of Parliament on Official Language during the half-year under review. During this period, details of the
use and promotion of Official Language in the Board and subordinate offices were presented. After the
presentation of the report on Hindi programmes conducted in the Railway Board during the half-year
under review, members of the Railway Hindi Advisory Committee gave their suggestions.
Shri V. Somanna and Shri Ravneet Singh Bittu addressed the members of the Railway Hindi Advisory
Committee and assured them that the suggestions made by them would be duly implemented.
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