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The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has issued a Resolution to reconstitute its Hindi Advisory Committee following the formation of the 18th Lok Sabha.

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The Ministry of Panchayati Raj, vide Resolution F. No. E- 14011/2/2020-Hindi dated 8th September, 2025, published in The Gazette of India on September 12, 2025, has reconstituted its Hindi Advisory Committee. The committee's composition includes the Minister of Panchayati Raj as Chairman and the Minister of State for Panchayati Raj as Vice Chairman. It comprises 15 non-official members nominated by various bodies including the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (4), Committee of Parliament on Official Language (2), Kendriya Sachivalaya Hindi Parishad (1), Nagaripracharini Sabha (1), Ministry of Panchayati Raj (4), and Department of Official Language (3). Additionally, there are 9 official members from the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, with a Joint Secretary from the Ministry of Panchayati Raj serving as Member Secretary. The committee's function is to advise on the progressive use of Hindi in the official work of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, adhering to policies and guidelines from the Kendriya Hindi Samiti and Department of Official Language. Members will ordinarily serve a three-year tenure, subject to conditions for Members of Parliament and ex-officio members, and the Ministry's power to adjust the tenure. Travelling and Daily Allowances for Non-Official Members are governed by the Members of Parliament (Salary, Allowance and Pension) Act, 1954, for MPs, and Department of Official Language's Office Memorandums No. II/20034/4/2005-O.L (Policy-2) dated 03.02.2006 and No. II/2/22034/04/86-O.I (A-2) dated 22 January, 1987, for other non-official members. The committee's headquarters and meeting location will be New Delhi.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-12092025-266123 EXTRAORDINARY PART I—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 246] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2025/BHADRA 21, 1947 6086 GI/2025 (1) MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ RESOLUTION New Delhi, the 8th September, 2025 F. No. E- 14011/2/2020-Hindi.—Consequent to the formation of 18th Lok Sabha, the Government of India has decided to reconstitute the Hindi Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. The composition, functions and tenure of the committee will be as follows:- I. Composition Minister of Panchayati Raj - CHAIRMAN Minister of State for Panchayati Raj - VICE CHAIRMAN II. Non- Official Members (i) Nominated by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs 1. Shri Jai Prakash (Lok Sabha) - Member Present Address: 13, Teen Murti Lane, New Delhi: 110021 Permanent Address: 269, Eldeco Greens colony, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow-226010, U.P 2. Shri Jagnnath Sarkar, (Lok Sabha) - Member Present Address: 501, Ganga Apartment, Dr. B.D. Marg, New Delhi- 110001 Permanent Address: Vill. Arpara, P.O. – Barajiakur, P.S. Santipur, Distt Nadia West Bengal -741404 3. Shri Rambhai Harjibhai Mokariya, (Rajya Sabha) - Member Present Address: 102, Swarna Jayanti Sadan Deluxe, New Delhi 110021 Permanent Address: "Neha" 5, Jankalyan Society, Bunglow No. 76-77, Tagore Marg, Astron Chowk Rajkot, Gujarat 360001 4. Shri Birendra Prasad Vaishya, (Rajya Sabha) - Member Present Address: 12, Safdarganj Lane, New Delhi -110029 Permanent Address: LKRB Road, Bye- Lane-3, House No. 5, Nabin Nagar, Guwahati, P.S.Geetanagar, Distt- Kamrup(M), Assam-781024 (ii) Nominated by the Committee of Parliament on Official Language 5. Shri Kalyan Banerjee, (Lok Sabha) - Member Present Address: Bungalow No. 7, Duplex, North Avenue, New Delhi, NCT of Delhi 110001 Permanent Address : 37C Harish Chatterjee Street Kolkata West Bengal 700026 6. Smt. Mala Rajyalakshmi Shah, (Lok Sabha) - Member Present Address: 'Tehri Garhwal House, 5, Bhagwandas Road, New Delhi 110001 Permanent Address: Rajmahal, Post Office House Narendra Nagar Tehri, Garhwal-249175 Uttarakhand (iii) Nominated by Kendriya Sachivalaya Hindi Parishad 7. Shri Ram Naresh Tiwari, 'Pindiwasa' - Member Present Address: Sector – 137, Noida- 201307 Permanent Address: 797/1-C Pindi Vasa Bhawan Badhambari Marg, Allahabad- 211006 (Uttar Pradesh) (iv) Nominated by Nagaripracharini Sabha 8. Shri Vyomesh Shukla, - Member Present Address: Nagaripracharini Sabha, K.53/46 D; Visheshwarganj, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh; Pincode: 221001 Delhi Branch: Nagaripracharini Sabha, A-16, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, Qutub Institutional Area, New Delhi; Pincode: 110016 Permanent Address: C 27/111; B-4, Jagatganj, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh; Pincode: 221001 (v) Nominated by Ministry of Panchayati Raj 9. Dr. Suman Surana - Member Address: A-7, Awagarh House, Opposite Anjana Cinema, M.G. Road, Agra- 282002 10. Mr. Vijay Baghel - Member Address: Village-Gadhi Navaliya, KuanKheda, Post- Kalal Kheria, Fatehabad Road, Agra, Uttar Pradesh (Pin-282006) 11. Dr. Rahul Raj Kulshrestha - Member Address: E-1, Ashok Vihar, Kedar Nagar, Shahganj Agra 12. Smt. Maya Kulshrestha - Member Address: H 1203 Vrinda City, Phi 4, Greater Noida, (vi) Nominated by Department of Official language 13. Shri Kanwar Pyar Singh, - Member Address: Village & Post- Ghanahatti, Tehsil and District- Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 14. Dr. Hari Shankar Dubey, - Member Address: Brahmlok, Karmyog Path, Janaki Nagar Valdevbagh, M.R. 4 Road, Jabalpur, M.P.- 482002 15. Dr. Adhira V., - Member Address: Palipeetha House, S.K.V. College Road, Kanattukar, Thrissur- 680011 III. Official Members (i) Department of Official language, Ministry of Home Affairs 16. Secretary (Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home - Member Affairs) 17. Joint Secretary (Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home - Member Affairs) (ii) Ministry of Panchayati Raj 18. Secretary - Member 19. Addl. Secretary - Member 20. Joint Secretary (M.S.) - Member 21. Joint Secretary (A.P.N.) - Member 22. Joint Secretary & FA - Member 23. Economic Advisor (B.K.B) - Member 24. Joint Secretary (In-charge Official Language) - Member Secretary IV. Functions of the Committee The functions of the Committee will be to render advise on the matters relating to the progressive use of Hindi in Official work of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj in accordance with the policies laid down and the guidelines issued by the Kendriya Hindi Samiti and Department of Official language in this regard from time to time. V. Tenure The tenure of the members of this committee shall ordinarily be three years from the date of its constitution, provided that:- (a) Members of Parliament who are members of the Committee shall cease to be members of the Committee on ceasing to be Members of Parliament. (b) The ex-officio members (Official Members) of the Committee shall be members of the Committee only so long as they hold office. (c) If a vacancy occurs by reason of the death of a member or resignation from the membership of the Committee, the member appointed to that place shall be a member only for the remainder of the three-year term of the Committee, and (d) In special circumstances, the tenure of the committee can be increased or decreased by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. VI. Travelling and other allowances As per Department of Official Language's Office Memorandum No. II/20034/4/2005-O.L (Policy-2) dated 03.02.2006. Travelling Allowance and Daily Allowance to Non Official Members of the Committee will be paid as under:- a. The Members of Parliament nominated in this committee will be paid travelling Allowance and Daily allowance for attending the meetings of the Committee as per the provisions of the Members of Parliament (Salary, Allowance and Pension) Act, 1954 and Rules made thereunder under and the amendments issued from time to time. b. Travelling Allowance and Daily Allowance to other Non-Official Members of the Committee will be paid as per guidelines contained in the Department of Official Language's Office Memorandum No. II/2/22034/04/86-O.I (A-2) dated 22 January, 1987 and in accordance with the prescribed rates and rules of the Government of India as amended from time to time. VII. General Headquarter of the Committee will be at New Delhi. The meetings of this Committee will be conducted at New Delhi. VIII. Order Ordered that a copy each of this Resolution be sent to all the Members of the Committee, all the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations, all Ministries and Departments of the Government of India, 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, Parliamentary Committee on Official Language, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Central Department of Revenue and be sent to the Pay and Accounts Office of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. It is also ordered that the Resolution be published in the Gazette of India for general public information. RAJESH KUMAR SINGH, 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. SARVESH KUMAR Digitally signed by SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA SRIVASTAVA

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