Executive Summary
The Ministry of Ayush held its third Hindi Advisory Committee meeting on August 12, 2026, in New Delhi to strengthen the use of Hindi in official work and public outreach. Chaired by Shri Prataprao Jadhav, the meeting emphasized Hindi as a vital tool for good governance, transparency, and achieving the ‘Viksit Bharat @2047’ vision. Key developments included the release of the Hindi house journal ‘Apratim Ayush’ and a directive to make Ayush-related research and welfare schemes accessible in Indian languages.
Key Points / Main Content
Strategic Vision and Governance
Promotion of Hindi is framed as an essential component of the ‘Viksit Bharat @2047’ vision and a means to enhance global recognition of Indian languages.
The use of Hindi is to be treated as an effective instrument for public welfare, transparency, and daily communication rather than a mere constitutional formality.
Emphasis was placed on integrating Hindi into day-to-day official work to strengthen the connection between the Ministry and the public.
Operational Initiatives and Employee Support
The Ministry is utilizing training programs, workshops, and incentive schemes to encourage officers and employees to adopt Hindi in their professional duties.
Official correspondence, publications, websites, and social media activities are being increasingly conducted in Hindi to broaden the Ministry's reach.
The Hindi house journal, ‘Apratim Ayush’, was officially released during the meeting to promote internal and external engagement.
Knowledge Dissemination and Public Outreach
There is a directive to translate and make Ayush-related knowledge, scientific literature, and research widely available in Hindi and other Indian languages.
Information regarding public welfare schemes and the Ministry's achievements must be made more accessible to the general public through regional languages.
The Ministry aims to leverage Indian languages to further popularize Ayush systems, including Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy, both nationally and globally.
Impact Analysis
Ministry Officers and EmployeesImpact
Staff members are expected to move beyond viewing Hindi as a formal obligation and instead incorporate it as an integral part of their professional identity and routine operations.
Action Required
Officers must participate in provided training programs and workshops and utilize incentive schemes to transition their correspondence and official work into Hindi.
The General PublicImpact
Citizens will gain better access to scientific research, knowledge regarding traditional medicine, and information on government welfare schemes in a language they understand.
Action Required
No direct action is required, but the public is the intended beneficiary of improved communication and outreach efforts.
Ayush Researchers and ScientistsImpact
The focus shifts toward the dissemination of scientific literature and achievements in Hindi and other Indian languages to ensure knowledge is not restricted to English-speaking audiences.
Action Required
Researchers must ensure that scientific findings and Ayush-related literature are prepared or translated for wider availability in Hindi and other regional languages.
Key Entities Referenced
Hindi Advisory Committee of Ministry of Ayush: An advisory body focused on strengthening the promotion and use of Hindi within the Ministry and for public outreach.
Ministry of Ayush: The primary government ministry responsible for the development of traditional medicine systems and the implementation of official language policies in its sector.
Viksit Bharat @2047: A strategic national vision for a developed India, which emphasizes the preservation and promotion of Indian languages.
Apratim Ayush: The official Hindi house journal of the Ministry of Ayush released to disseminate Ayush-related knowledge and research.
AYUSH
Third Meeting of Hindi Advisory Committee of
Ministry of Ayush Held in New Delhi
Hindi Plays an Important Role in Strengthening Good
Governance and Taking Ayush to the People: Shri Prataprao
Jadhav
Emphasis on Strengthening Use of Hindi and Public Outreach
in Ministry of Ayush
प्रव तथ: 12 AUG 2026 5:33PM by PIB Delhi
The third meeting of the Hindi Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Ayush was held today at Kartavya
Bhawan-I, New Delhi, under the chairmanship of Shri Prataprao Jadhav, Minister of State (Independent
Charge), Ministry of Ayush and Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The meeting was attended by Hon’ble Members of Parliament Shri Rahul Singh Lodhi and Shri
Gyaneshwar Patil, along with Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, members of the
Committee and senior officials of the Ministry and its subordinate institutions.
Addressing the meeting, Union Minister Shri Prataprao Jadhav said that the Hindi Advisory Committee is
not merely a formal body but an important platform for strengthening the use and promotion of Hindi in
the Ministry and making it an effective medium for public welfare and communication.
Shri Prataprao Jadhav said that the country is moving forward with the vision of ‘Viksit Bharat @2047’.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has laid special emphasis on the preservation, promotion and wider
use of Indian languages. Shri Jadhav noted that the Prime Minister’s consistent use of Hindi at national
and international forums has enhanced the recognition and respect for Hindi globally.
Shri Jadhav said that he makes efforts to ensure that maximum official work in his office is undertaken in
Hindi. He urged officers and employees not to view the use of Hindi merely as a formal or constitutional
obligation, but to make it an effective instrument of good governance, transparency and public outreach
and an integral part of their day-to-day work.
Highlighting the importance of Indian languages in the Ayush sector, Shri Jadhav said that Ayush
represents India’s rich and ancient knowledge tradition. Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha,
Sowa-Rigpa and Homoeopathy are gaining increasing popularity not only in India but also across the
world.
Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, highlighted the efforts being made by the Ministry
to promote the use of Hindi in official work, correspondence, publications, website, social media and
public relations activities. He also informed the Committee about initiatives to encourage officers and
employees to use Hindi through training programmes, workshops and incentive schemes.The Committee discussed the need to make Ayush-related knowledge, research, scientific literature, public
welfare schemes and achievements of the Ministry widely available in Hindi and other Indian languages.
The members also deliberated on making Ayush-related information more accessible through Indian
languages and further strengthening its outreach among the general public.
The Ministry’s Hindi house journal ‘Apratim Ayush’ was also released during the meeting. Smt. Purnima
Bose, Deputy Director, Department of Official Language, Ministry of Ayush, welcomed the participants,
while Dr. Prakash Kumar, Assistant Director, Ministry of Ayush, conducted the proceedings.
The meeting was also attended by non-official members Markandey Rai, Thinles Dorje, Sunil Mehru,
Ramya Krishna Kanaparthi and Hemchandra Vaidya.***
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