**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on June 22, 2026, identifies 13 offices under the Field Operation Division that have reached a 80% staff proficiency level in Hindi. The document serves to officially notify these offices in the Gazette of India in accordance with the Official Language Rules, 1976. The notification was published in the Gazette on July 3, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Legal Framework**
* 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).
* **Notification Criteria**
* The Central Government notifies offices where 80 percent or more of the staff have acquired a working knowledge of Hindi.
* **Notified Offices**
* A total of 13 offices under the Field Operation Division are listed, including:
* **Household Survey Unit:** Nagpur.
* **Regional Offices:** Itanagar and Dehradun.
* **Sub Regional Offices:** Nanded, Nashik, Hoshiarpur, Amritsar, Akola, Kakinada, Visakhapatnam, Almoda, Thane, and Udhampur.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Field Operation Division)**
**Impact**
The Ministry has formally identified and gazetted 13 specific regional and sub-regional units as compliant with the personnel proficiency requirements of the Official Language Rules.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must record the official status of these offices as notified units under Rule 10(4) for administrative and reporting purposes.
**Staff of the 13 Notified Offices**
**Impact**
Staff at these locations (Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Hoshiarpur, Amritsar, Akola, Itanagar, Kakinada, Visakhapatnam, Dehradun, Almoda, Thane, and Udhampur) are recognized as having met the 80% threshold for working knowledge of Hindi.
**Action Required**
While no specific individual actions are mandated in the document, the notification signifies that these offices are now subject to the provisions applicable to notified offices under the Official Language Rules.
Key Entities Referenced
Official Language (use for official purposes of the Union) Rules, 1976: The primary regulation under which government offices are notified when 80% of staff acquire working knowledge of Hindi as per Rule 10(4).
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation: The primary ministry overseeing the administrative notification of its subordinate offices' linguistic proficiency.
Field Operation Division: The specific functional division of the ministry whose 13 regional and sub-regional offices have reached the Hindi proficiency threshold.
Ashish Kumar Gupta: The Joint Secretary responsible for issuing and signing the official notification.
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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.ं 3470] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, िुलाई 3, 2026/आषाढ 12, 1948
No. 3470] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2026/ASHADHA 12, 1948
साजं यिकी और कािक्रय म कािान्य विन मत्रं ालि
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 22 िनू , 2026
का.आ. 3605(अ).— केंद्र सरकार, रािभाषा (सघं के िासकीि प्रिोिनों के जलए प्रिोग) जनिम, 1976 (िथा
संिोजधत 1987) के जनिम 10 के उप जनिम (4) के अनुसरण म,ें सांजयिकी और काियक्रम कािायन्विन मंत्रालि के अधीन
क्षत्रे संकाि य प्रभाग के जनम्नजलजखत 13 कािायलिों को, जिसके 80 प्रजतित कमयचाररिों न े ह िं ी का काियसाधक ज्ञान प्राप्त कर
जलिा ,ै भारत के रािपत्र म ेंअजधसूजचत करती :ै -
क्र.स.ं कािायलि का नाम
1. घरेलू सवेक्षण इकाई, नागपुर
2. उप-क्षेत्रीि कािायलि, नांिेड
3. उप-क्षेत्रीि कािायलि, नाजसक
4. उप-क्षेत्रीि कािायलि, ोजििारपुर
5. उप-क्षेत्रीि कािायलि, अमृतसर
6. उप-क्षेत्रीि कािायलि, अकोला
7. क्षेत्रीि कािायलि, इटानगर
8. उप-क्षेत्रीि कािायलि, काकीनाड़ा
4989 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
9. उप-क्षेत्रीि कािायलि, जविाखापट्नम
10. क्षेत्रीि कािायलि, िे रािनू
11. उप-क्षेत्रीि कािायलि, अल्मोड़ा
12. उप-क्षेत्रीि कािायलि, ठाणे
13. उप-क्षेत्रीि कािायलि, उधमपुर
[फा.स.ं ई. 11013/6/2016-ह िं ी]
आिीष कुमार गुप्ता, संिुक्त सजचव
MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd June, 2026
S.O. 3605(E).— In pursuance of sub rule (4) of Rule 10of the Official Language (use for official purposes of
the Union) Rules, 1976(as amended - 1987), the Central Government hereby notify the following 13 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. Household Survey Unit, Nagpur
2. Sub Regional Office, Nanded
3. Sub Regional Office, Nashik
4. Sub Regional Office, Hoshiarpur
5. Sub Regional Office, Amritsar
6. Sub Regional Office, Akola
7. Regional Office, Itanagar
8. Sub Regional Office, Kakinada
9. Sub Regional Office, Visakhapatnam
10. Regional Office, Dehradun
11. Sub Regional Office, Almoda
12. Sub Regional Office, Thane
13. Sub Regional Office, Udhampur
[F.No. E-11013/6/2016-Hindi]
ASHISH KUMAR GUPTA, Jt. Secy.
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