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The Government of India has decided to reconstitute the Hindi Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Steel consequent to the formation of the 18th Lok Sabha.

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The Ministry of Steel, vide Resolution F. No. E-11011/1/2024-O.L. dated 1st April, 2026, issued from New Delhi, has reconstituted its Hindi Advisory Committee following the formation of the 18th Lok Sabha. The committee's composition includes the Minister of Steel as Chairman and the Minister of State for Steel as Vice-Chairman. Non-official members comprise four Members of Parliament nominated by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Shri Bidyut Baran Mahto, Shri Pratap Chandra Sangari, Shri Aditya Prasad, Smt. Sulata Dev), two Members of Parliament nominated by the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language (Shri Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato, Smt. Sangeeta Yadav), representatives from Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti, Wardha (Dr. Bandopant Yashwant Patil) and Vishwa Hindi Parishad, New Delhi (Shri Basant Jangde), four members nominated by the Ministry of Steel (Shri Ramesh Patil, Dr. Leela Gurappa Sanakalli, Shri Rameshkumar N Vakeel, Smt. Dr. Sunita Devanand Chavan), and three representatives nominated by the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs (Shri Subodh Kumar, Mr. Shubham Pahwa, Shri Dwarika Nath Pandey). Official members include the Secretary and Joint Secretary from the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Secretary (Steel), Additional Secretary & F.A., and Chairman-cum-Managing Directors of SAIL, NMDC Limited, MECON Limited, MOIL Limited, KIOCL Limited, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, and MSTC Limited from the Ministry of Steel, with the Joint Secretary (Admin & In-charge of Official Language) of the Ministry of Steel serving as Member-Secretary. The committee's functions are to advise on the implementation of Official Language provisions in the constitution, Official Language Act and Rules, Kendriya Hindi Samiti policy decisions, and Department of Official Language instructions regarding the progressive use of Hindi in the Ministry. The tenure is ordinarily for three years, with provisions for mid-term appointments, curtailment/enhancement by the Ministry, and cessation of membership for MPs upon ceasing to be an MP or for ex-officio members upon leaving their office. The Headquarters of the Committee is in New Delhi. Travelling and Daily Allowances for Members of Parliament are governed by the "Members of Parliament (Salary, Allowance & Pension) Act, 1954" and Department of Official Language Office Memorandum No. II/20034/04/2005-O.L.(Policy-2) dated 03 February, 2006, while other non-official members receive allowances as per Department of Official Language O.M. No.II/22034/04/86-O.L. (A-2) dated 22.1.1987. The resolution was signed by SUDERSHAN MENDIRATTA, Jt. Secy.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-06042026-271567 EXTRAORDINARY PART I—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 99] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2026/CHAITRA 12, 1948 2435 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF STEEL RESOLUTION New Delhi, the 1st April, 2026 F. No. E-11011/1/2024-O.L.—Consequent to the formation of 18th Lok Sabha, the Government of India has decided to reconstitute the Hindi Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Steel. The composition, functions and tenure of the committee will be as follows: Minister of Steel Chairman Minister of State for Steel Vice-Chairman NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS Member Nominated by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | No. | Details | Status | +=====+===========================================================================================+====================+ | 1. | Shri Bidyut Baran Mahto, | Member | | | Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) | | | | Village- Krishnapur, Post Office- Industrial Area Adityapur, | | | | District- Seraikela, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand-832109 | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 2. | Shri Pratap Chandra Sangari, | Member | | | Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), | | | | Village- Gopinathpur, P.O-Dhobasila, Thana-Nilgiri, Dist-Balasore, Odisha- | | | | 756001 | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 3. | Shri Aditya Prasad, | Member | | | Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), | | | | Village/P.O. - kuchu, Thana-Ormanjhi, Dist-Ranchi, | | | | Jharkhand-835219 | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 4. | Smt. Sulata Dev, | Member | | | Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), | | | | Village/P.O. -Brahmabarda, Dist- Jajpur, Odisha- 755005 | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ Members nominated by the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | No. | Details | Status | +=====+===========================================================================================+====================+ | 5. | Shri Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato, | Member | | | Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), | | | | Village - Patradih, Post Office-Pusti, District Purulia, | | | | West Bengal- 723212 | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 6. | Smt. Sangeeta Yadav, | Member | | | Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), | | | | 1/123, Special Block, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, | | | | Uttar Pradesh- 226010 | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ Representatives of All India Hindi Voluntary Organizations (Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti, Wardha) +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | No. | Details | Status | +=====+===========================================================================================+====================+ | 7. | Dr. Bandopant Yashwant Patil, | Member | | | 'Yashwant' 77-A, Nirmitti Vihar, Vijapur Road, | | | | Solapur- 413004 | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ Representatives of All India Hindi Voluntary Organizations (Vishwa Hindi Parishad, New Delhi) +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | No. | Details | Status | +=====+===========================================================================================+====================+ | 8. | Shri Basant Jangde, | Member | | | Village/Post. - Masaniya Kala, Tehsil-Sakti, District- | | | | Sakti, Chhattisgarh- 495689 | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ Members nominated by Ministry of Steel +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | No. | Details | Status | +=====+===========================================================================================+====================+ | 9. | Shri Ramesh Patil | Member | | | H.No. 269, Himalaya Solpur Bidar, | | | | Karnataka-585403 | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 10. | Dr. Leela Gurappa Sanakalli | Member | | | Sarvodaya Colony, Near Yatri Niwas | | | | C/o - Dr. Rajeshekhar Kolur | | | | Dist: Bidar, Karnataka-585401 | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 11. | Shri Rameshkumar N Vakeel | Member | | | House No. 8-10/A, Near Old SBH Bank, Shastri Chowk, | | | | Taluk: Jewargi, Dist:Kalaburagi, Karnataka-585310 | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 12. | Smt. Dr. Sunita Devanand Chavan | Member | | | At/Post- Tamba NH, Tq-indi, Dist-Vijayapur, Karnataka-586101 | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ Representatives nominated by Department of Official Language,Ministry of Home Affairs +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | No. | Details | Status | +=====+===========================================================================================+====================+ | 13. | Shri Subodh Kumar | Member | | | A/II – 153, Dhurva, Ranchi, Jharkhand – 834004 | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 14. | Mr. Shubham Pahwa, | Member | | | 75/10, Near Hari Mandir, Bara, District - Ambala, | | | | Haryana - 133201 | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 15. | Shri Dwarika Nath Pandey, | Member | | | Riviera B-305, Park City, | | | | Amli, Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli - 396230 | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ OFFICIAL MEMBERS Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | No. | Details | Status | +=====+===========================================================================================+====================+ | 16. | Secretary, Department of Official Language | Member | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 17. | Joint Secretary, Department of Official Language | Member | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ Ministry of Steel +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | No. | Details | Status | +=====+===========================================================================================+====================+ | 18. | Secretary (Steel) Ministry of Steel | Member | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 19. | Additional Secretary & F.A., Ministry of Steel | Member | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 20. | Chairman-cum-Managing Director, SAIL, New Delhi | Member | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 21. | Chairman-cum-Managing Director, NMDC Limited, Hyderabad | Member | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 22. | Chairman-cum-Managing Director,MECON Limited. Ranchi | Member | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 23. | Chairman-cum-Managing Director, MOIL Limited, Nagpur | Member | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 24. | Chairman-cum-Managing Director, KIOCL Limited, Bangalore | Member | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 25. | Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, | Member | | | Visakhapatnam | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 26. | Chairman-cum-Managing Director, MSTC Limited, New Delhi | Member | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 27. | Joint Secretary (Admin & In-charge of Official Language), | Member - Secretary | | | Ministry of Steel | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ II FUNCTIONS The functions of the Committee will be to render advice with regard to the implementation of the provisions relating to Official Language contained in the constitution, Official Language Act and Rules, and policy decisions of the Kendriya Hindi Samiti and instructions issued by Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs relating to official language and also in regard to the progressive use of Hindi in the Ministry. III TENURE 1. The tenure of the Committee will be ordinarily for 3 years from the date of its constitution. 2. If a person is nominated as Member in the middle of the term, he/she will hold the office for the residual term of the Committee. 3. In special circumstances, the tenure of the Committee may be curtailed or enhanced by the Ministry. 4. Member of Parliament who are the members of the Committee shall cease to be members as soon as they cease to be the Member of Parliament. 5. Ex-officio members of the Committee shall continue as members as long as they hold office by virtue of which they are members of the Committee. IV GENERAL The Headquarters of the Committeeshall be at New Delhi. V TRAVELLING AND OTHER ALLOWANCES (a) The Members of the Parliament nominated in the Committee, will be paid Travelling Allowance/Daily Allowance as per the provisions in the "Members of Parliament (Salary, Allowance & Pension) Act, 1954" and amendments issued from time to time and rules made thereunder vide Department of Official Language Office Memorandum No. II/20034/04/2005-O.L.(Policy-2), dated 03 February, 2006 for participating in meetings of the Committee. (b) Travelling Allowance/Daily Allowance to other non-official members of the Committee, will be paid as per the guidelines contained in the Department of Official Language O.M. No.II/22034/04/86-O.L. (A-2) dated 22.1.1987 keeping in view the high-level status of the Committee and in accordance with the prescribed rates and rules as amended from time to time by the Government of India. SUDERSHAN MENDIRATTA, Jt. Secy. 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.

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