Date: 2026-01-07Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Notification regarding the Official Language (Use for Official Purposes of the Union) Rules, 1976, whereby the Central Government has notified the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad, whose more than 80 percentage of the staff have acquired working knowledge of Hindi.
The Gazette of India, published by authority on January 7, 2026, notifies that the Central Government, in accordance with sub-rule (4) of Rule 10 of the Official Language (Use for official purposes of the Union) Rules, 1976, acknowledges the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) in Hyderabad as an institution under the Department of Biotechnology where more than 80% of the staff have acquired working knowledge in Hindi. CDFD is located at Inner Ring Road, Uppal, Hyderabad, Telangana-500039. The notification number is S.O. 97(E), and the file number is F. No. E. 26/01/2024-Hindi-DBT, Computer No. 20629. Ekta Vishnoi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology (Department of Biotechnology) signed the notification, dated December 9, 2025.
Key Entities Referenced
Official Language (Use for official purposes of the Union) Rules, 1976: The rules governing the use of Hindi in official government work, specifically Rule 10(4) which pertains to notifying institutions with a significant portion of staff possessing working knowledge of Hindi.
Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad: The institution being notified for having a majority of employees with a working knowledge of Hindi, making it subject to certain regulations.
Department of Biotechnology: The controlling ministry of the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, and the department responsible for issuing the notification.
Ministry of Science and Technology: The parent ministry of the Department of Biotechnology.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
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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.ं 107] नई दिल्ली, बुधिार, िनिरी 7, 2026/पौष 17, 1947
No. 107] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2026/PAUSHA 17, 1947
जिज्ञान एि ंप्रौद्योजगकी मत्रं ालय
(बायोटेक्न ोलॉिी जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 9 दिसम् बर, 2025
का.आ. 97(अ).— केन्द रीय सरकार, रािभाषा (संघ के िासकीय प्रयोिनों के जलए प्रयोग) जनयम, 1976 के जनयम
10 के उप-जनयम (4) के अनुसरण में, बायोटेक्न ोलॉिी जिभाग के जनयंत्रणाधीन संस्ट्थ ान, डी एन ए फ ंगरप्प्रंटटंग एि ंजनिान
केंर, हिै राबाि जिसके 80 प्रजतित स े अजधक कममचाररयों न े प्हिं ी का कायमसाधक ज्ञान प्राप् त कर जलया ह,ै को एतद्द्वारा
अजधसूजचत करती ह:ै
‘डी एन ए फ ंगरप्प्रंटटंग एि ंजनिान केंर
इन टरंग रोड, उप् पल
हिै राबाि, तलै गं ाना-500039 ‘
[ ा. स. ं ई. 26/01/2024-प्हिं ी-डीबीटी (कम् प् यूटर सं. 20629)]
एकता जिश् नोई, संयुक् त सजचि
136 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(Department of Biotechnology)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th December, 2025
S.O. 97(E).—In pursuance of sub-rule (4) of Rule 10 of the Official Language (Use for official purposes of
the Union) Rules, 1976, the Central Government hereby notifies Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics,
Hyderabad an institution under the control of the Department of Biotechnology, whose more than 80% staff have
acquired working knowledge in Hindi:
Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics,
Inner Ring Road, Uppal,
Hyderabad,
Telangana 500039
[F. No. E. 26/01/2024-Hindi-DBT( Computer No .20629)]
EKTA VISHNOI, Jt. Secry.
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