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The Ministry of Coal has decided to reconstitute the Hindi Salahkar Samiti to promote the progressive use of Hindi in official work.

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The Ministry of Coal, Government of India, issued a Resolution on 11th June, 2025, from New Delhi, to reconstitute the Hindi Salahkar Samiti. This decision is made in pursuance of Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Official Language OMs No. II/20015/45/87-0L (I-2), dated 15th March, 1986, and OM No. II/20015/45/87-O.L. (I-2), dated 4th May, 1989, and supersedes the Ministry of Coal's Resolutions No. E 11016/1/2019 Hindi dated 06th January, 2017, and 19th September, 2021. The reconstituted Samiti will be chaired by the Minister of Coal, with the Minister of State for Coal as Deputy Chairman, and will include 15 non-official members nominated by various bodies (Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Committee of Parliament on Official Language, Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti, Hindi Prachar Sabha, Hon'ble Minister, Department of Official Language) and 21 official members from the Ministry of Coal and its associated public sector undertakings. The Samiti's function is to advise on implementing Official Language provisions, Acts, Rules, Kendriya Hindi Samiti decisions, and Department of Official Language directives to promote Hindi in the Ministry of Coal and its subordinate offices/autonomous bodies/companies. The tenure of the Samiti is ordinarily three years from its constitution date, with specific conditions for Members of Parliament, ex-officio members, and vacancies. The Ministry of Coal retains the power to curtail or extend the tenure under special circumstances. The Headquarters of the Samiti will be in New Delhi. Travelling Allowance/Daily Allowance for Members of Parliament will be paid as per 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. Other non-official members will receive allowances based on Department of Official Language O.M. No.II/22034/04/86-OL(A-2) dated 22nd January, 1987. The Resolution, signed by Lakhpat Singh Choudhary, Jt. Secy., is to be communicated 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-12062025-263764 EXTRAORDINARY PART I—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 152] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2025/JYAISTHA 22, 1947 MINISTRY OF COAL RESOLUTION New Delhi, the 11th June, 2025 F. No. E-11016/1/2024 Hindi. — Hindi: In pursuance of OM No. II/20015/45/87-0L (I-2), dated 15th March, 1986 and OM No. II/20015/45/87-O.L. (I-2), dated 4.5.1989 of Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Official Language and in supersession of Ministry of Coal's Resolution No. E 11016/1/2019 Hindi dated 06th January, 2017 and 19th September, 2021, Ministry of Coal, Government of India has decided to reconstitute the Hindi Salahkar Samiti. The composition, functions, tenure etc. of this Samiti will be as per the following format: 1. Composition +-------------------------+-------------+ | Composition | Chairman | +=========================+=============+ | Minister of Coal | Chairman | +-------------------------+-------------+ | Minister of State for Coal| Dy. Chairman| +-------------------------+-------------+ +-----+----------------------------------------------------+----------+ | No. | Non official Member | | | | Nominated by Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | | +=====+====================================================+==========+ | 1 | Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram, M.P. (Lok Sabha), Jharkhand | Member | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+----------+ | 2 | Dr. Rabindra Narayan Behera, M.P. (Lok Sabha), Odisha| Member | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+----------+ | 3 | Shri Mishan Ranjan Das, M.P. (Rajya Sabha), Asam | Member | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+----------+ | 4 | Shri Banshilal Gurjar, M.P. (Rajya Sabha), Madhya Pradesh| Member | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+----------+ +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | No. | Nominated by Committee of Parliament on Official Language| | +=====+================================================------+==========+ | 5 | Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, M.P. (Lok Sabha) | Member | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | 6 | Sh. Satish Kumar Gautam, M.P. (Lok Sabha) | Member | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------+ +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | No. | Nominated by Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti, Vardha | | +=====+================================================------+==========+ | 7 | Dr. Hemchandra Vaidya, Prachar Mantri, Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti,| Member | | | P.O.Hindinagar, Wardha-442003 | | | | Chitrakoot, Radha Nagar, Sable plot, Wardha-442001 | | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------+ +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | No. | Nominated by Hindi Prachar Sabha, Hyderabad | | +=====+================================================------+==========+ | 8 | Shri Shrutikant Bharti, Member, Hindi Bhavan, L.N. Gupta Marg, Nampally Station| Member | | | Road, Hyderabad | | | | House no. 3-4-383, Kaveri Apartment, Basant Colony, Hyderabad-500027| | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------+ +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | No. | Nominated by Hon'ble Minister | | +=====+================================================------+==========+ | 9 | Dr. Chingsubam Chanu Malobika, Hindi Department, APRO, Hyderabad, English and| Member | | | Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad | | | | 12-142, Sharadha Nilayam, Near Water Tank, Shanthi Nagar Colony, Badangpet,| | | | Balapur (M), Hyderabad, R.R. District-500058 | | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | 10 | Shri Prakash Koparde, Associate Professor, Department of Hindi, University of| Member | | | Hyderabad | | | | Flat No. 301, Sai Karla Residency, Nalgandala, Hyderabad-500046| | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | 11 | Mr.G.Ravikumar Goud, Village: Bheemra, Kangti Mandal, Sangareddy District,| Member | | | Telengana. Pin Code-502286 | | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | 12 | Shri Bhupendra Nath Tiwari, Ward no-09, Dumwaliya, P.O-Naraipur Bagha, West| Member | | | Champaran, Pin-845105, Bihar. | | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------+ +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | No. | Nominated by Department of Official Language | | +=====+================================================------+==========+ | 13 | Shri P. Shyamaraj, Puthenvitil house, Mularingadu, Post Office: Thodupujha, Idukki,| Member | | | Pin-685607 | | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | 14 | Professor Chandrabhushan Sharma, Professor of Education, Indira Gandhi National| Member | | | Open University, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068 | Member | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | 15 | Dr. Mahesh Kumar Pandey, 200, Sushil Nagar, Near D.M. Bangalow, Jalon Road,| Member | | | Urai, Janpad- Jalon (U.P) 285001 | | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------+ +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | No. | Official Members | | +=====+======================================================+================+ | 16 | Secretary, Ministry of Coal | Member | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 17 | Secretary, Deptt. of Official Language | Member | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 18 | Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal | Member | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 19 | Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal | Member | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 20 | Joint Secretary, Ministry of Coal | Member | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 21 | Joint Secretary, Ministry of Coal | Member | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 22 | Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Coal| Member | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 23 | Joint Secretary, Deptt. of Official Language | Member | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 24 | Chairman, Coal India Ltd., Kolkata (West Bengal) | Member | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 25 | Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Bharat Coking Coal Ltd., Dhanbad (Jharkhand)| Member | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 26 | Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Central Coalfields Ltd., Ranchi (Jharkhand)| Member | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 27 | Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Eastern Coalfields Ltd., Burdwan (West Bengal)| Member | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 28 | Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd., Sambalpur (Orissa)| Member | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 29 | Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Northern Coalfields Ltd., Singrauli (Madhya| Member | | | Pradesh) | | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 30 | Chairman-cum-Managing Director, South Eastern Coalfields Ltd., Bilaspur| Member | | | (Chhattisgarh) | | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 31 | Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Western Coalfields Ltd., Nagpur (Maharashtra)| Member | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 32 | Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd.,| Member | | | Ranchi (Jharkhand) | | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 33 | Chairman-cum-Managing Director, NLC India Ltd., Neyveli (Tamilnadu)| Member | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 34 | Coal Controller, Office of the Coal Controller, Delhi| Member | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 35 | Commissioner, Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)| Member | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 36 | Joint Secretary, Incharge, Official Language, Ministry of Coal| Member-| | | | Secretary | +-----+------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ 2. Functions of the Samiti The function of this Samiti will be to advise on the implementation of the Official Language provisions in the Constitution, provisions of Acts and Rules, decisions of the Kendriya Hindi Samiti and the directives and instructions issued by the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs as per the policies laid down regarding the use of Hindi in official work and to promote the progressive use of Hindi in the Ministry of Coal and its subordinate offices/autonomous bodies/companies. 3. Tenure (i) Term of the Samiti will be ordinarily for three years from the date of its constitution, provided. (ii) A member of Parliament nominated to the Samiti will cease to be the member of the Samiti as soon as he ceases to be member of Parliament ; (iii) Ex-officio Members of the Samiti shall continue to be members as long as they hold office by virtue of which, they are members of this Samiti. (iv) If a vacancy arises in the Samiti due to death or resignation from the membership of the Samiti by any member, the member so appointed against that vacancy, will hold office for the residual term of three years; and (v) In special circumstances, the tenure of the Samiti may be curtailed or extended by Ministry of Coal. 4. GENERAL The Headquarters of the Samiti shall be at New Delhi, but if considered necessary it may hold its meetings at any other place also. 5. T.A. AND OTHER ALLOWANCES (a) The Members of Parliament nominated in the Samiti, 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 Samiti. (b) Travelling Allowance/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/22034/04/86-OL(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. ORDER Ordered that a copy of this resolution be communicated to all members, all State Governments and Union Territory Administrations, President's Secretariat, Vice-President's Secretariat, Prime Minister's Office, Cabinet Secretariat, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Lok Sabha Secretariat, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Niti Aayog, Comptroller & Auditor General of India, Accountant General of Central Revenue, Committee of Parliament on Official Language and all Ministries/Departments of the Government of India and Ministry of Coal and all Companies/ Subordinate offices/ Undertakings / Autonomous Bodies under its control. Ordered also that the Resolution be published in the Gazette of India for general information. LAKHPAT SINGH CHOUDHARY, Jt. Secy.

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