**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on July 15, 2026, identifies specific offices of the Tea Board India where over 80% of staff have acquired a working knowledge of Hindi. In accordance with the Official Language Rules, 1976, the document formally notifies the Head Office in Kolkata and regional offices in Jorhat and Gudalur. This certification serves as a formal recognition of the staff's linguistic proficiency for official purposes.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Regulatory Compliance**
* The notification is issued in pursuance of Sub-rule (4) of Rule 10 of the Official Language (Use for Official Purposes of Union) Rules, 1976.
* It is published under the authority of the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
**Staff Proficiency Requirement**
* The primary criterion for this notification is that more than 80% of the staff members in the listed offices have acquired a functional working knowledge of Hindi.
**Notified Tea Board India Offices**
* **Head Office:** Located at 14, Biplabi Trailokya Maharaj Sarani (Brabourne Road), Kolkata, West Bengal.
* **Regional Office (Assam):** Located at the Tea Research Association Complex, Tocklai, Cinnamara, Jorhat.
* **Regional Office (Tamil Nadu):** Located at Aishwarya Building, T.K. Pet, Calicut Road, Gudalur, Nilgiri.
**Impact Analysis**
**Tea Board India (Specified Offices)**
**Impact**
The Head Office and regional offices in Jorhat and Gudalur are now officially recognized by the Central Government as having reached the required threshold (80%+) of staff proficiency in Hindi.
**Action Required**
The offices must maintain their status as notified entities under the Official Language Rules, 1976, ensuring the continued use of Hindi for official union purposes as prescribed by the act.
**Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce)**
**Impact**
The Ministry fulfills its statutory obligation to identify and notify offices that meet the linguistic requirements set forth in the 1976 Rules.
**Action Required**
The Ministry ensures the publication of this notification in the Gazette of India for public and administrative record.
Key Entities Referenced
Tea Board India: The statutory body under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry whose head office and regional offices are being notified for staff proficiency in Hindi.
Official Language (Use for Official Purposes of Union) Rules, 1976: The legal framework under which government offices are notified once more than 80% of staff acquire working knowledge of Hindi.
Kolkata, Jorhat, and Gudalur: The specific geographic locations of the Tea Board India offices (Head Office and Regional Offices) to which this notification applies.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 3760] नई दिल्ली, ब हस्ट्प जतवार, िुलाई 16, 2026/आषाढ 25, 1948 25/आषाढ़ 3, 1947
No. 3760] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2026/ASHADHA 25, 1948 SHADHA 3, 1947
वाजणज्य एव ंउद्योग मत्रं ालय
(वाजणज्य जवभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 15 िुलाई, 2026
का.आ. 3924(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार रािभाषा (संघ के िासकीय प्रयोिनों के जलए प्रयोग) जनयम, 1976 के
जनयम 10 के उप जनयम (4) के अनुसरण म ें वाजणज्य जवभाग के अधीन टी बोडड के जनम्नजलजखत कायाडलयों को एतद्द्वारा
अजधसूजचत करती ह,ै जिनके 80 प्रजतित से अजधक कमडचारीवि ं न े हहिं ी का कायडसाधक ज्ञान प्राप्त कर जलया ह:ै
1. टी बोडड भारत, मुख्यालय
14, जबप्लबी त्रलै ोक्य महाराि सरणी,
(ब्रेबोनड रोड), कोलकाता-700 001, पजिम बगं ाल
2. टी बोडड भारत, क्षेत्रीय कायाडलय,
चाय अनुसंधान संघ पररसर, टॉकलाई, जसन्नामारा, िोरहाट-785008, असम
3. टी बोड ड भारत, क्षेत्रीय कायालड य,
गुडालूर 11/301 िी2, ऐश्वयाड जबहल्डंग, टी.के. पेट,
कालीकट रोड, गुडलरू पोस्ट्ट, नीलजगरी, तजमलनाडु-643212
[फा. स.ं 11012/2/2019-हहिं ी]
ए.के.एम कश्यप, उप महाजनिेिक
5453 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department Of Commerce)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 15th July, 2026
S.O. 3924(E).—In pursuance of the Sub Rule (4) of the Rule 10 of the Official Language (Use for Official
Purposes of Union) rules, 1976, the Central Govt., hereby notifies the following offices of Tea Board under
Department of Commerce, whereof more than 80% staff have acquired a working knowledge of Hindi: -
1. Tea Board India, Head Office
14, Biplabi Trailokya Maharaj Sarani,
(Brabourne Road), Kolkata-700 001, West Bengal
2. Tea Board India, Regional Office,
Tea Research Association Complex, Tocklai, Cinnamara, Jorhat-785008, Assam
3 Tea Board India, Regional Office,
Gudalur 11/301 G2, Aishwarya Building, T.K. Pet, Calicut Road,
Gudalur Post, Nilgiri, Tamil Nadu – 643212
[F. No. 11012/2/2019-Hindi]
A.K.M KASHYAP, Dy. Director General
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