**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on July 28, 2026, identifies four offices under the Field Operation Division that have met official language proficiency requirements. In accordance with the Official Language Rules, 1976, these offices are formally notified in the Gazette of India as 80% of their staff have acquired a working knowledge of Hindi. The document was published for authority on July 31, 2026.
**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 the Union) Rules, 1976 (as amended in 1987).
* The Central Government is required to notify offices where 80% or more of the personnel have attained a "working knowledge of Hindi."
**Notified Offices**
* The notification specifically covers four offices under the Field Operation Division of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
* The offices officially notified are:
* Regional Office, Hubli
* Sub Regional Office, Belgaum
* Sub Regional Office, Bellary
* Sub Regional Office, Kalaburgi
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Field Operation Division)**
**Impact**
The Ministry has successfully met the statutory threshold for Hindi language proficiency in these specific regional and sub-regional branches.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must record these offices as compliant entities under the Official Language Rules for the purpose of conducting official Union business.
**Staff of the Notified Regional and Sub-Regional Offices**
**Impact**
The staff's collective proficiency in Hindi is now formally recognized by the Central Government, qualifying the office for gazetted status regarding official language usage.
**Action Required**
Staff members in Hubli, Belgaum, Bellary, and Kalaburgi are expected to utilize their working knowledge of Hindi for official purposes as prescribed by the 1976 Rules.
Key Entities Referenced
Official Language (use for official purposes of the Union) Rules, 1976: The primary legal framework under which government offices are notified once a specific threshold (80%) of staff acquires working knowledge of Hindi.
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation: The central ministry responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing the administrative offices mentioned.
Field Operation Division: The specific division within the Ministry whose subordinate offices are being recognized for Hindi language proficiency.
Regional and Sub-Regional Offices (Hubli, Belgaum, Bellary, and Kalaburgi): The specific administrative units under the Field Operation Division to which this notification applies.
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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.ं 4089] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, िुलाई 31, 2026/श्रावण 9, 1948
No. 4089] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2026/SHRAVAN 9, 1948
साजं यिकी और कािक्रय म कािान्य विन मत्रं ालि
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 28 िुलाई, 2026
का.आ. 4265(अ).— केंद्र सरकार, रािभाषा (संघ के िासकीि प्रिोिनों के जलए प्रिोग) जनिम, 1976 (िथा
संिोजधत 1987) के जनिम 10 के उप जनिम (4) के अनुसरण में, सांजयिकी और काियक्रम कािायन्विन मंत्रालि के अधीन
क्षत्रे संकाि य प्रभाग के जनम्नजलजखत 04 कािायलिों को, जिसके 80 प्रजतित कमयचाररिों न े हिंिी का काियसाधक ज्ञान प्राप्त कर
जलिा िं,ै भारत के रािपत्र म ेंअजधसूजचत करती िं:ै -
क्र.स.ं कािालय ि का नाम
1. क्षेत्रीि कािायलि ीलल्ल्ली ,
2. उप क्षेत्रीि कािायलि ल्ेलगावी ,
3. उप क्षेत्रीि कािायलि ल्ल्लारी ,
4. उप क्षेत्रीि कािायलि कलल्गु क ,
[ फा. स.ं ई-11013/6/2016-हिंिी ]
आिीष कुमार गुप् ता, संिुक्त सजचव
5924 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th July, 2026
S.O. 4265(E).— In pursuance of sub rule (4) of Rule 10 of the Official Language (use for official purposes
of the Union) Rules, 1976 (as amended - 1987), the Central Government hereby notify the following 04 offices of
Field Operation Division under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation in the Gazette of India
where 80 percent of the staff has acquired the working knowledge of Hindi: -
S.No. Name of office
1. Regional Office, Hubli
2. Sub Regional Office, Belgaum
3. Sub Regional Office, Bellary
4. Sub Regional Office, Kalaburgi
[F. No. E-11013/6/2016-Hindi]
ASHISH KUMAR GUPTA, Jt. Secy.
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