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The Government of India has decided to reconstitute the Hindi Advisory Committee of the Department of Commerce, superseding a previous resolution.

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The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce), via a Resolution dated November 4, 2025, has reconstituted its Hindi Advisory Committee. This action supersedes the Department's resolution no. 11011/2/2019-Hindi dated October 31, 2022. The Committee's composition includes the Minister of Commerce & Industry as Chairman and the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry as Dy. Chairman. It comprises 15 Non-Official Members nominated by various bodies including the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Parliamentary Committee on Official Language, Kendriya Sachiwalaya Hindi Parishad, Vishw Hindi Parishad, Department of Commerce, and Department of Official Language, along with 43 Official Members from various departments, directorates, and organizations under the Department of Commerce, and a Member-Secretary from the Department of Commerce. The Committee's function is to advise the Department of Commerce and its subordinate offices/PSUs/autonomous bodies on matters related to the progressive use of Hindi for Official purposes. The tenure of the Committee members is three years from the date of its constitution, with specific provisions for Members of Parliament and Ex-Officio Members. Travelling Allowance and Daily Allowance for Members of Parliament will be paid as per the "Member of Parliament (Salary, Allowance and Pension) Act, 1954," while other Non-Official members will follow guidelines from the Department of Official Language O.M. No.II/20034/04/86-OL (A-2) dated January 22, 1987. The Committee's headquarters will be in New Delhi. The Resolution, signed by A.K.M. Kashyap, Dy. Director General, is ordered to be sent to various government entities and published in The Gazette of India for general information.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-10112025-267526 EXTRAORDINARY PART I-Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, TUESADY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025/KARTIKA 13, 1947 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) RESOLUTION New Delhi, the 4th November, 2025 F. No. E-11011/2/2019 -Hindi:β€”In supersession of this Department's resolution no. 11011/2/2019-Hindi dated 31 October 2022, the Government of India have decided to reconstitute the Hindi Advisory Committee of Department of Commerce. The Composition and Functions etc. of the Committee shall be as follows:- I. Composition Minister of Commerce & Industry Chairman Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Dy. Chairman Non Official Member Nominated by Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs 1. Smt. Aparajita Sarangi, M.P.(LoK Sabha) Member 2. Smt. Sandhya Ray M.P. (LoK Sabha) Member 3. Shri Rajib Bhattacharjee, M.P. (Rajya Sabha) Member 4. Smt. Phulo Devi Netam, M.P. (Rajya Sabha) Member Nominated by Parliamentary Committee on Official Language 5. Shri Satish Kumar Gautam, M.P(Lok Sabha) Member 6. Shri Jyotirmay Singh Mahato, M.P(Lok Sabha) Member Nominated by Kendriya Sachiwalaya Hindi Parishad 7. Shri Ram Naresh Tiwari Member Nominated by Vishw Hindi Parishad 8. Shri Shrikumar Lakhotia Member Nominated by Department of Commerce 9. Shri Manharan Singh Kshatriya Member 10. Ms. Shruti Gautam Member 11. Dr. Udayan Arya Member 12. Shri E. Vidya Bhushan Gond Member Nominated by Department of Official Language 13. Ms.Chandana Jain Member 14. Shri Jaideep Namdev Member 15. Bijender Sharma Member Official Member 16. Secretary, Commerce Member 17. Secretary, Deptt. of Official Language, New Delhi Member 18. All Additional Secretaries, Department of Commerce Member 19. Joint Secretary, Deptt. of Official Language, New Delhi Member 20. Director General, Dte. General of Foreign Trade, New Delhi Member 21. Director General, Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, Kolkata Member 22. Director General, Directorate General of Trade Remedies, New Delhi Member 23. Chairman Cum Managing Director, STC, New Delhi Member 24. Chairman Cum Managing Director, M.M.T.C.Ltd.New Delhi Member 25. Chairman cum Managing Director, India Trade Promotion Organization, New Delhi Member 26. Chairman cum Managing Director, ECGC, Mumbai Member 27. Chairman cum Managing Director, PEC, New Delhi Member 28. Director, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi Member 29. Deputy Chairman, Tea Board, Kolkata Member 30. CEO & Secretary, Coffee Board, Bangalore Member 31. Executive Director, Tobacco Board, Guntur Member 32. Secretary, Spices Board, Kochi, Kerala Member 33. Executive Director, Rubber Board, Kottayam Member 34. Development Commissioner, Kandla Special Economic Zone, Gandhidham Member 35. Development Commissioner, Noida Special Economic Zone, Noida Member 36. Development Commissioner, Seepz Special Economic Zone, Mumbai Member 37. Development Commissioner, MEPZ Special Economic Zone, Chennai Member 38. Development Commissioner, Kochin Special Economic Zone, Kochhi Member 39. Development Commissioner, Falta Special Economic Zone, Kolkata Member 40. Development Commissioner, Vishakhapattam Special Economic Zone, Vishakhapattam Member 41. Chairman, Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), New Delhi Member 42. Chairman, Marine Products Export Development Authority(MPEDA), Kochi, Kerala Member 43. Executive Director, Gems & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, Mumbai Member 44. Director, Export Inspection Council of India, New Delhi Member 45. Director, Indian Institute of Packaging, Mumbai Member 46. Director, Indian Institute of Plantation Management, Bangalore Member 47. Director, Govt E-Marketplace, New Delhi 48. Executive Director, Leather Export Council, Chennai Member 49. Director General, Pharmaxil, Hyderabad Member 50. Director General, Chemaxil, Mumbai Member 51. Director,Capaxil, Kolkata Member 52. Executive Director, Plaxcouncil, Mumbai Member 53. Director, Shefexil, Kolkota Member 54. Executive Director, Sports Goods Export Promotion Council, N. Delhi Member 55. Director General, Service Export Promotion Council, New Delhi Member 56. Director General, EPCES, New Delhi Member 57. Director General, Fedration of India Export Organization, New Delhi Member 58. Dy. Director General (In charge Official Language) Member-Secretary Department of Commerce II. Functions of the Committee The Committee will advise the Department of Commerce and its attached & Subordinate Offices/Public Sector Undertaking/Corporations/Autonomous bodies/Institutions/Boards under the administrative Control of the Department on the matters relating to Progressive use of Hindi for Official purpose and allied issues. III. Tenure of the Committee The terms of office of the member of this Committee will be three years from the date of its Constitution, provided that; a) A Member of Parliament nominated to the Committee shall cease to be a member of this Committee as soon as he/she ceases to be a Member of Parliament. b) The Ex-Officio Member of the Committee shall continue so long as they hold office by virtue of which they have gained the Membership of the Committee. c) The Member appointed against a vacancy caused due to the resignation, death etc. of any member shall be for the remaining period of Committee. IV. T.A. and other allowances a) The Members of Parliament nominated in the Samiti will be paid Travelling Allowance and Daily Allowance as per the provisions of the "Member of Parliament (Salary, Allowance and Pension) Act, 1954", as amended from time to time and rules made thereunder. b) Travelling Allowances and Daily Allowance to other Non-Official members of the Samiti will be paid as per the guidelines contained in the Department of Official Language O.M. No.II/20034/04/86-OL (A-2) dated 22nd January, 1987 and in accordance with the prescribed rates and rules as amended from time to time by the Government of India. V. General Headquarters of the Committee will be at New Delhi. ORDER Ordered that a copy of this Resolution may be sent to all Members of the Committee, all state Government and Union Territory Administrations, President's Secretariat, Prime Minister's Office, Cabinet Secretariat, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Lok Sabha Secretariat, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Union Public Service Commission, Staff Selection Commission, NITI Aayog, Comptroller and Auditor General of India and all Ministries and Departments of the Government of India. Ordered also that the resolution be published in the Gazette of India for general information. A.K.M. KASHYAP, Dy. Director General 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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2025.11.10 16:31:11 +05'30'

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