**Executive Summary**
On June 11, 2026, the Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications, issued a notification under the Official Language Rules, 1976. The document officially identifies and notifies three specific regional offices that have met the requisite criteria regarding the use of the official language for Union purposes. There are no specific deadlines mentioned beyond the date of publication in the Gazette of India.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Statutory Compliance**
* The notification is issued in pursuance of Sub Rules (2) and (4) of Rule 10 of the Official Language Rules, 1976.
* The rules pertain to the use of the official language for the official purposes of the Union.
**Notified Offices**
* The following offices are formally notified for fulfilling the necessary criteria:
* Office of the Additional Director General Telecom, U.P. (West) LSA, Meerut.
* Office of the Controller of Communication Accounts, Trivandrum, Kerala.
* Office of the Controller of Communication Accounts, Chandigarh, Punjab.
**Impact Analysis**
**Office of the Additional Director General Telecom, U.P. (West) LSA, Meerut**
**Impact**
The office is now formally recognized in the Gazette of India as having met the criteria for official language usage under the 1976 Rules.
**Action Required**
The office must continue to fulfill the administrative requirements and language standards mandated for notified offices under the Official Language Rules.
**Offices of the Controller of Communication Accounts (Trivandrum and Chandigarh)**
**Impact**
These offices are officially designated as having met the requisite standards for the official purposes of the Union.
**Action Required**
Staff and administration must adhere to the official language usage protocols as stipulated by Rule 10 of the Official Language Rules, 1976.
**Department of Telecommunications (Central Authority)**
**Impact**
The Department ensures regulatory compliance across its regional and accounting divisions.
**Action Required**
The Department, via the Deputy Director General (Coordination & Administration), must oversee that these notified offices maintain the standards that led to their notification.
Key Entities Referenced
Official Language Rules, 1976: The primary legal framework under which specific telecom offices are notified for fulfilling official language usage criteria.
Department of Telecommunications: The nodal department within the Ministry of Communications responsible for issuing this notification regarding official language compliance.
Office of the Additional Director General Telecom, Meerut, U.P. (West): One of the specific field offices notified for meeting the requisite criteria for official language use.
Office of Controller of Communication Accounts, Trivandrum, Kerala: A regional office of the Department of Telecommunications officially recognized under the Official Language Rules.
Office of Controller of Communication Accounts, Chandigarh, Punjab: A specific administrative office identified as compliant with the standards set for official language usage in government operations.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 2890] नई ददल्ली, बृहस्ट्पजतिार, िनू 11, 2026/ज्य ष्े ठ 21, 1948
No. 2890] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2026/JYAISTHA 21, 1948
सचं ार मत्रं ालय
(दरू सचं ार जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 11 िून, 2026
का.आ. 2988(अ).— भारत सरकार, संचार मंत्रालय, दरू संचार जिभाग रािभाषा जनयम, 1976 (संघ के
िासकीय प्रयोिनों के जलए प्रयोग) के जनयम 10 के उप जनयम (2) और (4) के अनुसरण म ेंजनम्नजलजखत कायाालयों िो भारत
के रािपत्र म ेंअजधसूचना के जलए अपेजित मानदडं ों को परू ा करते ह,ैं को एतद्द्वारा अजधसूजचत करता ह:ै-
1. कायाालय अपर महाजनदेिक दरू संचार, उ.प्र. (पजिम) एलएसए, मेरठ
2. कायाालय जनयंत्रक संचार लखे ा, जतरुिनतं पुरम, केरल
3. कायाालय जनयंत्रक संचार लखे ा, चंडीगढ़, पंिाब
[फा .स ं .ई-11016/01/2022 रा.भा.]
सुनील कुमार रंिन, उप महाजनदेिक (समन्िय एिं प्रिासन)
4209 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
(Department of Telecommunications)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th June, 2026
S.O. 2988(E).— Government of India, Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications
in pursuance of Sub Rules (2) and (4) of Rule 10 of the Official Language Rules, 1976 (use for the official purposes of
the Union) hereby notifies the following offices which fulfil the requisite criteria for notification in the Gazette of India:-
1. Office of the Additional Director General Telecom, U.P. (West) LSA, Meerut
2. Office of Controller of Communication Accounts, Trivandrum, Kerala
3. Office of Controller of Communication Accounts, Chandigarh, Punjab
[F.No. E-11016/01/2022 O.L.]
SUNIL KUMAR RANJAN, Dy. Director General (Coordination & Administration)
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