Executive Summary:
The Government of India has reconstituted the Hindi Salahkar Samiti of the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, following the expiry of the previous Samiti's term on March 13, 2025, and the constitution of the 18th Lok Sabha. The resolution, dated August 29, 2025, outlines the Samiti's composition, functions, and tenure, which is set for three years from the date of the resolution's issuance. The Samiti will advise the government on the implementation of official language provisions.
Key Points / Main Content:
Composition of the Samiti:
* Chairman: Hon'ble Minister of Communications.
* Vice-Chairman: Hon'ble Minister of State for Communications.
* Non-Official Members: Appointed from Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha), Kendriya Sachivalaya Hindi Parishad, Vishwa Hindi Parishad, Department of Official Language, and Department of Telecommunications.
* Official Members: Secretaries, Joint Secretaries, Directors General, Chairmen, and other senior officers from various departments and organizations, including the Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Telecommunications, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
Functions of the Samiti:
* To advise the Government regarding the implementation of official language provisions in the Constitution, Official Languages Act, and related rules.
* To advise on the implementation of decisions by the Kendriya Hindi Samiti.
* To advise on the progressive use of Hindi in the Department of Telecommunications, its Subordinates and Attached Offices, Autonomous and Statutory Bodies, Training Institutes, and Public Sector Undertakings.
Tenure of the Samiti:
* The Samiti's tenure is three years from the date of the resolution.
* Membership ceases for Members of Parliament who are no longer in Parliament.
* Ex-officio members continue as long as they hold their respective offices.
* Vacancies due to resignation or death are filled for the residual term.
* The tenure can be curtailed or extended under special circumstances.
General Provisions:
* The headquarters of the Samiti is in New Delhi, but meetings can be held elsewhere if necessary.
Travelling and Other Allowances:
* Members of Parliament receive allowances as per the "Members of Parliament Salary, Allowance and Pension Act, 1954."
* Non-official members receive allowances as per the Department of Official Language's guidelines.
Impact Analysis:
Members of the Samiti:
Impact: Involved in advising the government on the implementation of official language policies within the Department of Telecommunications.
Action Required: Participate in meetings, provide advice and recommendations, and adhere to the tenure guidelines.
Department of Telecommunications:
Impact: Receives guidance on promoting the use of Hindi in its operations and affiliated organizations.
Action Required: Implement the advice provided by the Samiti and ensure compliance with official language policies.
Government of India (Ministries and Departments):
Impact: Informed about the reconstitution and functions of the Hindi Salahkar Samiti.
Action Required: Note the resolution and cooperate with the Samiti's activities as needed.
State Governments and Union Territory Administrations:
Impact: Informed about the reconstitution and functions of the Hindi Salahkar Samiti.
Action Required: Note the resolution.
Key Entities Referenced
Hindi Salahkar Samiti: A committee of the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, reconstituted by the Government of India to advise on the implementation of the provisions relating to Official Language.
Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications: The department within the Ministry of Communications responsible for telecommunications policy and administration in India.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India. Several members of the Hindi Salahkar Samiti are members of the Lok Sabha.
Rajya Sabha: The upper house of the Parliament of India. Several members of the Hindi Salahkar Samiti are members of the Rajya Sabha.
Kendriya Hindi Samiti: A central Hindi committee whose decisions are relevant to the functions of the Hindi Salahkar Samiti.
Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs: The department within the Ministry of Home Affairs responsible for policies related to the official language of India, Hindi.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, New Delhi: A telecommunications service provider in India, with headquarters in New Delhi. The Chairman and Managing Director is a member of the Hindi Salahkar Samiti.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, New Delhi: The regulator of the telecommunications sector in India, with headquarters in New Delhi. The Chairman is a member of the Hindi Salahkar Samiti.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग I—खण्ड 1
PART I—Section 1
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 235] नई ददल्ली, िुक्रिार, अगस्ट्त 29, 2025/भार 7, 1947
No. 235] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2025/BHADRA 7, 1947
सचं ार मत्रं ालय
(दरू सचं ार जिभाग)
सकं ल्प
नई ददल्ली, 29 अगस्ट् त, 2025
फा. स.ं ई-11012/08/2025-रा.भा.—भारत सरकार ने दरू संचार जिभाग, संचार मंत्रालय की जपछली ह दं ी
सला कार सजमजत का काययकाल ददनांक 13.03.2025 को समाप्त ोने तथा 18िीं लोकसभा के गठन के उपरांत दरू संचार
जिभाग, संचार मंत्रालय की ह दं ी सला कार सजमजत का पुनगठय न करन ेका जनणयय जलया ।ै सजमजत का गठन तथा उसके काय य
जनम्नानुसार ोंगे :-
1. माननीय संचार मंत्री अध्यक्ष
2. माननीय संचार राज्य मंत्री उपाध्यक्ष
गरै -सरकारी सदस्ट्य
ससं दीय काय यमत्रं ालय द्वारा नाजमत
1. डॉ. रबीन्द्र नारायण बे रे ा सदस्ट्य
संसद सदस्ट् य (लोक सभा)
2. श्री भाऊसा बे रािाराम िाकचौरे सदस्ट्य
संसद सदस्ट् य (लोक सभा)
3. श्री नारायण कोरागप्पा सदस्ट्य
संसद सदस्ट् य (राज्य सभा)
5792 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1]
4. श्रीमती संगीता यादि सदस्ट्य
संसद सदस्ट् य (राज्य सभा)
ससं दीय रािभाषा सजमजत द्वारा नाजमत
5. श्री ररभाई पटेल सदस्ट्य
संसद सदस्ट् य (लोक सभा)
6. श्री िंकर लालिानी सदस्ट्य
संसद सदस्ट् य (लोक सभा)
केंरीय सजचिालय ह दं ी पररषद द्वारा नाजमत
7. डॉ. श्याम सुंदर कथूररया सदस्ट्य
जिश्व ह दं ी पररषद द्वारा नाजमत
8. प्रो. सुधीर प्रताप हसं सदस्ट्य
रािभाषा जिभाग द्वारा नाजमत
9. प्रो. पंकि चौधरी, नई ददल्ल ी सदस्ट्य
10. डॉ. राधाकृष्ण , कासगंि, उत् तर प्रदेि सदस्ट्य
11. श्री नारायण दास माितिाल, भुिनेश् िर सदस्ट्य
दरू सचं ार जिभाग, सचं ार मत्रं ालय द्वारा नाजमत
12. श्री उमेि हसं , ग्िाजलयर सदस्ट्य
13. श्री रािेन्द्र ठाकुर, ोिगं ाबाद (नमयदापुरम) सदस्ट्य
14. श्री मनोि मन,ु नोएडा सदस्ट्य
15. श्री जिनोद कुमार िमाय, ग्िाजलयर सदस्ट्य
सरकारी सदस्ट्य
ग ृ मत्रं ालय
16. सजचि, रािभाषा जिभाग सदस्ट् य
17. संयुक्त सजचि, रािभाषा जिभाग सदस्ट् य
दरू सचं ार जिभाग, सचं ार मत्रं ालय
18. सजचि, दरू संचार जिभाग सदस्ट्य
19. सदस्ट् य (सेिा), दरू संचार जिभाग सदस्ट्य
20. सदस्ट् य (जित् त), दरू संचार जिभाग सदस्ट्य
21. सदस्ट् य (प्रौद्योजगकी), दरू संचार जिभाग सदस्ट्य
22. जििेष सजचि/अपर सजचि, दरू संचार जिभाग सदस्ट्य
23. अध्यक्ष एिं प्रबंध जनदेिक, भारत संचार जनगम जलजमटेड, नई ददल् ली सदस्ट्य
24. मुख्य काययकारी अजधकारी, सेंटर फॉर डेिलपमेंट ऑफ टेलीमैरटक् स, नई ददल्ल ी सदस्ट्य
25. अध्यक्ष एिं प्रबंध जनदेिक, आईटीआई जलजमटेड, बेंगलुरु सदस्ट्य
26. अध्यक्ष एिं प्रबंध जनदेिक, म ानगर टेलीफोन जनगम जलजमटेड, नई ददल्ल ी सदस्ट्य
27. िररष्ठ उप म ाजनदेिक, राष्ट्रीय संचार सुरक्षा केंर, बेंगलुरु सदस्ट्य
28. म ाजनदेिक, राष्र ीय संचार अकादमी - जित् त, नई ददल्ल ी सदस्ट्य
29. म ाजनदेिक, राष्र ीय दरू संचार अकादमी – टी, नई ददल्ल ी सदस्ट्य
30. अध्यक्ष एिं प्रबंध जनदेिक, टेलीकम् यजु नकेिन्द् स कंसलटेंट्स इंजडया जलजमटेड, नई ददल्ल ी सदस्ट्य
31. िररष्ठ उप म ाजनदेिक, दरू सचं ार अजभयांजत्रकी केन्द् र, नई ददल् ली सदस्ट्य[भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
32. अध् यक्ष, भारतीय दरू संचार जिजनयामक प्राजधकरण, नई ददल् ली सदस्ट्य
33. जनदेिक, बेतार अनुश्रिण संघटन, नई ददल्ल ी सदस्ट्य
34. दरू संचार म ाजनदेिक, नई ददल्ल ी सदस्ट्य
35. प्रिासक, जडजिटल भारत जनजध, नई ददल् ली सदस्ट्य
36. म ाजनयंत्रक संचार लेखा, नई ददल् ली सदस्ट्य
37. अध्यक्ष एिं प्रबंध जनदेिक, भारत ब्रॉडबैंड नेटिकय जलजमटेड , नई ददल्ल ी सदस्ट्य
38. जनदेिक, राष्र ीय संचार अकादमी – डब् ल् य,ू नई ददल्ल ी सदस्ट्य
39. रजिस्ट्रार, दरू संचार जििाद समाधान और अपील अजधकरण, नई ददल्ल ी सदस्ट्य
40. उप म ाजनदेिक (समन्द्ि य एिं प्रिासन), दरू संचार जिभाग सदस्ट्य-सजचि
2. सजमजत का काय य
इस सजमजत का काय य भारत के संजिधान में रािभाषा के संबंध में दकए गए प्रािधानों, रािभाषा अजधजनयम तथा
उसके अंतगतय बनाए गए जनयमों, केंरीय ह दं ी सजमजत के जनणयय ों तथा रािभाषा जिभाग द्वारा िारी दकए गए अनुदेिों के
कायायन्द्ियन तथा दरू संचार जिभाग और उसके अधीनस्ट् थ और संबद्ध कायायलयों/स्ट् िायत् त और सांजिजधक जनकायों/प्रजिक्षण
संस्ट् थानों/साियिजनक क्षेत्र के उपक्रमों के कामकाि में ह दं ी के प्रगामी प्रयोग के बारे में सला दने ा ।ै
3. सजमजत का कायकय ाल
सजमजत के सदस्ट्यों का काययकाल सजमजत के गठन की तारीख अथायत् इस संकल्प के िारी ोने की तारीख स ेतीन िष य
तक र गे ा बित े दक :-
(क) िो संसद सदस्ट्य, सजमजत के सदस्ट्य ,ैं िे संसद सदस्ट्य न र ने पर सजमजत के सदस्ट्य न ीं र गें े।
(ख) सजमजत के पदेन सदस्ट्य अपने पद पर कायय करते र न ेतक सजमजत के सदस्ट्य र गें े।
(ग) यदद सजमजत की सदस्ट्यता से त्याग-पत्र देन ेअथिा दकसी सदस्ट्य की मृत्यु ो िाने के कारण स्ट्थान ररक्त ोता ै
तो उस स्ट्थान पर जनयक्तु सदस्ट्य सजमजत के काययकाल म ेंसे िषे अिजध के जलए ी सदस्ट्य र गे ा
(घ) जििेष पररजस्ट्थजतयों में सजमजत का काययकाल घटाया या बढाया िा सकता ।ै
4. सामान्द्य
सजमजत का मुख्यालय नई ददल्ली में ोगा, तथाजप सजमजत अपनी बैठकें आिश्यकता पड़ने पर ददल्ली स े बा र दकसी अन्द्य
स्ट्थान पर भी कर सकती ।ै
5. यात्रा तथा अन्द्य भत्त े
रािभाषा जिभाग, गृ मंत्रालय के ददनांक 03 फरिरी, 2006 के कायायलय ज्ञापन संख्या 11/20034/04/2005-
रा.भा. (नीजत-2) द्वारा य उल्लेख दकया गया ै दक चूंदक केंरीय मंत्रालयों/जिभागों द्वारा गरठत ह दं ी सला कार सजमजतयों
में नाजमत 15 गरै -सरकारी सदस्ट्यों म ें 06 संसद सदस्ट्य ोत े ,ैं अतः यात्रा/दैजनक भत्ता प्रािधान को अजधक स्ट्पष्ट करत े हुए
जनम्रजलजखत प्रािधान दकया िाता ै:-
(क) सजमजत में नाजमत सांसदों को "संसद सदस्ट्य (िेतन, भत्ता एिं पेंिन) अजधजनयम, 1954" के प्रािधानों एि ं
समय-समय पर िारी दकए गए संिोधनों तथा उनके अधीन बनाए गए जनयमों के अनुसार यात्रा भत्ता तथा
दैजनक भत्ता ददया िाएगा।
(ख) सजमजत में अन्द्य गैर-सरकारी सदस्ट्यों को रािभाषा जिभाग के ददनांक 22 िनिरी, 1987 के कायायलय
ज्ञापन संख्या 11/20034/04/86-रा.भा. (क-2) म ेंददए गए ददिा-जनदेिों के अनरूु प और भारत सरकार
द्वारा जनधायररत दरों एिं समय-समय पर यथा-संिोजधत जनयमों के अनुसार यात्रा भत्ता तथा दजै नक भत्ता
देय ोगा।4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1]
आदेि
आदेि ददया िाता ैदक इस सकं ल्प की प्रजत सजमजत के सभी सदस्ट्यों, सभी राज्य सरकारों और संघ राज्य क्षेत्रों के
प्रिासकों, भारत सरकार के सभी मंत्रालयों/जिभागों, राष्ट्रपजत सजचिालय, उप राष्ट्रपजत सजचिालय, प्रधानमंत्री कायायलय,
मंजत्रमंडल सजचिालय, संसदीय कायय मंत्रालय, संसदीय रािभाषा सजमजत, लोक सभा सजचिालय, राज्य सभा सजचिालय,
नीजत आयोग, भारत के जनयंत्रक तथा म ालेखा परीक्षक, म ालखे ाकार, केंरीय रािस्ट्ि, जनिायचन आयोग और संघ लोक सेिा
आयोग को भेिी िाए।
य भी आदेि ददया िाता ै दक इस संकल्प को िनसाधारण की िानकारी के जलए भारत के रािपत्र में प्रकाजित
दकया िाए।
सुनील कुमार रंिन, उप म ाजनदेिक (समन्द्िय एि ंप्रिासन)
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
(Department of Telecommunications)
RESOLUTION
New Delhi, the 29th August, 2025
F. No. E-11012/08/2025-OL.— Government of India have decided to reconstitute the Hindi Salahkar Samiti
of the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications after the expiry of the term of the previous
Samiti on 13.03.2025 and constitution of the 18th Lok Sabha. The composition and functions of the Samiti will be as
follows:
1. Hon’ble Minister of Communications Chairman
2. Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications Vice-Chairman
NON-OFFICIAL MEMERS
Nominated by Ministry of Parliament Affairs
1. Dr. Rabindra Narayan Behera Member
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
2. Shri Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure Member
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
3. Shri Narayana Koragappa Member
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
4. Smt. Sangeeta Yadav Member
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
Nominated by Committee of Parliament on Official Language
5. Shri Haribhai Patel Member
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
6. Lalwani, Shri Shankar Member
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
Nominated by Kendriya Sachivalaya Hindi Parishad
7. Dr. Shyam Sundar Kathuria Member
Nominated by Vishwa Hindi Parishad
8. Prof. Sudhir Pratap Singh Member
Nominated by Department of Official Language
9. Prof. Pankaj Choudhary, New Delhi Member
10. Dr. Radha Krishan, Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh Member
11. Shri Narayan Das Mawatwal, Bhubaneswar Member
Nominated by Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications
12. Shri Umesh Singh, Gwalior Member
13. Shri Rajendra Thakur, Hoshangabad (Narmadapuram) Member
14. Mr. Manoj Manu, Noida Member
15. Shri Vinod Kumar Sharma, Gwalior Member[भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
OFFICAL MEMEBERS
Ministry of Home Affairs
16. Secretary, Department of Official Language Member
17. Joint Secretary, Department of Official Language Member
Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications
18. Secretary, Department of Telecommunications Member
19. Member (Service), Department of Telecommunications Member
20. Member (Finance), Department of Telecommunications Member
21. Member (Technology), Department of Telecommunications Member
22. Special Secretary/Additional Secretary, Department of Member
Telecommunications
23. Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Member
New Delhi
24. Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Development of Telematics, New Member
Delhi
25. Chairman & Managing Director, ITI Limited, Bengaluru Member
26. Chairman and Managing Director, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Member
Limited, New Delhi
27. Senior Deputy Director General, National Centre for Communications Member
Security, Bengaluru
28. Director General, National Communication Academy - Finance, New Member
Delhi
29. Director General, National Communication Academy - T, New Delhi Member
30. Chairman & Managing Director, Telecommunications Consultants Member
India Limited, New Delhi
31. Senior Deputy Director General, Telecommunication Engineering Member
Centre, New Delhi
32. Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, New Delhi Member
33. Director, Wireless Monitoring Organization, New Delhi Member
34. Director General, Telecommunications, New Delhi Member
35. Administrator, Digital Bharat Nidhi, New Delhi Member
36. Controller General of Communication Accounts, New Delhi Member
37. Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Broadband Network Limited, Member
New Delhi
38. Director, National Communication Academy - W, New Delhi Member
39. Registrar, Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal, New Member
Delhi
40. Deputy Director General (Coordination & Administration), Department Member Secretary
of Telecommunications
2 FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE
Functions of the Samiti will be to render advice to the Government in regard to the implementation of the
provisions relating to Official Language contained in the Constitution, Official Languages Act and Rules framed
thereunder, decisions of the Kendriya Hindi Samiti, implementatioin of the instructions issued by the Department of
Official Language and give advice to progressive use of Hindi in the Department of Telecommunications and its
Subordinates and Attached Offices/Autonomous and Statutory Bodies/Training Institutes/Public Sector Undertakings.
3. TENURE OF THE SAMITI
The tenure of the Samiti shall be three years from the date of its constitution i.e. from the date of issue of this
resolution, provided that:-
(a) A member, who is a Member of Parliament, ceases to be member of the Samiti as soon as he/she ceases
to be a Member of Parliament.
(b) Ex-officio Members of the Samiti shall continue as members a long as they hold the office by virtue of
which they are members of the Samiti.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1]
(c) If a vacancy arises in the samiti due to resignation or death of a member, the member appointed in that
capacity shall hold the office for residual term.
(d) Under special circumstances, the tenure of the Samiti can be curtailed or extended.
4. GENERAL
Headquarter of the Samiti will be in New Delhi, but the Samiti can convene its meetings at any other place
other than Delhi, if necessary.
5. TRAVELLING AND OTHER ALLOWANCES
The Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, vide their O.M. No. 11/20034/04/2005-
OL(Policy-2) dated 3rd Februrary, 2006 has stated that as the 15 non official members include 06 Members of
Parliament, nominated in the Hindi Salahakar Samiti, constituted by the Central Ministries/Departments, so the
provision regarding travelling/daily allowance is made more elaborate in the following manner:-
(a) The Members of Parliament nominated in the Samiti will be paid travelling/daily allowance as per the
provisions in the "Members of Parliament (Salary, Allowance and Pension) Act, 1954, as amended from time
to time and rules made thereunder.
(b) Travelling/daily allowance to other non-official Members of the Samiti will be paid as per the guidelines
contained in the Department of Official Language's O.M. No. 11/20034/04/86-OL (A-2) dated 22 January,
1987 and in accordance with the prescribed rates and rules as amended from time to time by the Government
of India.
ORDER
Ordered that a copy of this resolution be communicated to all the members of the Samiti, all State Governments
and Union Territory Administrations, all Ministries and Departments of the Government of India, President's Secretariat,
Vice President's Secretariat, Prime Minister's Office, Cabinet Secretariat, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Committee
of Parliament of Official Language, Lok Sabha Secretariat, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, NITI Aayog, Comptroller and
Auditor General of India, Accountant General, Central Revenue, Election Commission and Union Public Service
Commission.
It is also ordered that a copy of this resolution be published in the Gazette of India for general information.
SUNIL KUMAR RANJAN, Dy. Director General (Coordination & Administration)
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.