**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued notification G.S.R. 484(E) on January 16, 2026, regarding the proficiency of the official language within its subordinate offices. In accordance with the Official Language Rules, 1976, the document identifies four Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) offices where 80% of staff have acquired working knowledge of Hindi. The notification serves as a formal gazetted record of this administrative milestone.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Framework and Compliance**
* The notification is issued under Sub-Rule (4) of Rule 10 of the Official Language (use for official purposes of the Union) Rules, 1976 (amended in 1987).
* The Central Government is required to notify offices in the Gazette of India once 80% of their staff have acquired a working knowledge of Hindi.
**Notified Subordinate Offices**
The following offices under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare have met the required staff proficiency threshold:
* Office of Additional Director, Central Government Health Scheme, Mumbai.
* Office of Additional Director, Central Government Health Scheme, Lucknow.
* Office of Additional Director, Central Government Health Scheme, Patna.
* Office of Additional Director, Central Government Health Scheme, Bhopal.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Subordinate CGHS Offices in Mumbai, Lucknow, Patna, and Bhopal)**
**Impact**
These specific offices are now formally recognized and notified in the Gazette of India for meeting the statutory requirements regarding the working knowledge of Hindi among their personnel.
**Action Required**
The notified offices must continue to adhere to the provisions of the Official Language Rules, 1976, regarding the use of Hindi for official purposes of the Union.
**Staff and Officers of the Notified CGHS Offices**
**Impact**
At least 80% of the workforce in these locations is officially recorded as having acquired working knowledge of the Hindi language.
**Action Required**
Staff members are expected to utilize their working knowledge of Hindi in the performance of their official duties as per the prevailing government rules.
Key Entities Referenced
Official Language (use for official purposes of the Union) Rules, 1976: The legal framework under which subordinate offices are notified for meeting staff Hindi language proficiency requirements.
Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS): The healthcare initiative whose regional offices are recognized in this notification for having at least 80% staff with working knowledge of Hindi.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The primary government body responsible for the notification and oversight of the identified subordinate offices.
Mumbai, Lucknow, Patna, and Bhopal: The specific cities where the notified Offices of Additional Director for the Central Government Health Scheme are located.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
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स.ं 433] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, िनू 16, 2026/ज् यष्े ठ 26, 1948
No. 433] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026/JYAISTHA 26, 1948
स्ट्वास्ट््य और पररवार कल्याण मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 16 िनवरी, 2026
सा.का.जन. 484(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार, रािभाषा (संघ के िासकीय प्रयोिनों के जलए प्रयोग) जनयम, 1976
(यथा संिोजधत, 1987) के जनयम 10 के उप-जनयम (4) के अनुसरण में, स्ट्वास्ट््य और पररवार कल्याण मंत्रालय के
जनम्नजलजखत अधीनस्ट्थ कायाालयों, जिसमें 80% स े अजधक अजधकाररयों/ कमाचाररयों न े ह िं ी का कायासाधक ज्ञान प्राप्त कर
जलया ,ै को एतिद्वारा भारत के रािपत्र म ेंअजधसूजचत दकया िाता :ै
1. अपर जनिेिक का कायाला य, केंद्रीय सरकार स्ट्वास्ट््य योिना, मबुं ई
2. अपर जनिेिक का कायाला य, केंद्रीय सरकार स्ट्वास्ट््य योिना, लखनऊ
3. अपर जनिेिक का कायाला य, केंद्रीय सरकार स्ट्वास्ट््य योिना, पटना
4. अपर जनिेिक का कायाला य, केंद्रीय सरकार स्ट्वास्ट््य योिना, भोपाल
[फा. स.ं ई-11013/19/2021-ह िं ी(खंड-4)]
एलांगबम रॉबटा हसं , संयुक् त सजचव
4365 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th January, 2026
G.S.R. 484(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 in 1987), the Central Government hereby notifies the following Subordinate
Offices of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare whose 80% staff have acquired working knowledge of Hindi, in
the Gazette of India:
1. Office of Additional Director, Central Government Health Scheme, Mumbai
2. Office of Additional Director, Central Government Health Scheme, Lucknow
3. Office of Additional Director, Central Government Health Scheme, Patna
4. Office of Additional Director, Central Government Health Scheme, Bhopal
[F. No. E-11013/19/2021-Hindi(Part-4)]
ELANGBAM ROBERT SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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