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The Government of India reconstitutes the Hindi Salahkar Samiti of the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises.

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The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, vide Resolution F. No. E-11015/01/2024-Hindi dated January 14, 2026, reconstitutes its Hindi Salahkar Samiti. This action is in pursuance of the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs O.M. No. 11011/03/2024-OL(Re.) and supersedes the Ministry's Resolution No. E-11015/04/2019-Hindi, dated July 21, 2022. The reconstituted Samiti is chaired by the Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, with the Minister of State serving as Vice-Chairman. Its composition includes non-official members comprising six Hon'ble Members of Parliament nominated by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language, four members nominated by the Ministry, three by the Ministry of Home Affairs/Department of Official Language, and one representative each from Kendriya Schivalaya Hindi Praishad and Hindi Vidyapeeth, Deoghar. Official (Ex-Officio) members include various secretaries and joint secretaries from the Ministry of MSME and the Department of Official Language, along with heads of attached/subordinate organizations like the Khadi and Village Industries Commission, National Small Industries Corporation Limited, Coir Board, National Institute of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, and Mahatma Gandhi Institute For Rural Industrialization. The Samiti's function is to advise on the implementation of official language provisions, the Official Languages Act and Rules, Central Hindi Committee decisions, and Ministry of Home Affairs directions, promoting Hindi's progressive use. Its tenure is ordinarily three years from the constitution date, with its Headquarters in New Delhi. Travelling Allowance and Daily Allowance for Members of Parliament are governed by the "Members of Parliament (Salary, Allowance & Pension) Act, 1954" and Department of Official Language O.M. No. II/20034/04/2005-O.L (Policy-2), dated February 3, 2006, while other non-official members follow guidelines in Department of Official Language O.M. No.II/22034/04/86-OL(A-2) dated January 22, 1987. The resolution is signed by Kajal Jain, Dy. Director General.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-15012026-269356 EXTRAORDINARY PART I—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 11] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2026/PAUSHA 24, 1947 MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES RESOLUTION New Delhi, the 14th January, 2026 F. No. E-11015/01/2024-Hindi. In pursuance of the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs O.M. No. 11011/03/2024-OL(Re.) and in supersession of Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises' Resolution No. E-11015/04/2019-Hindi, dated 21 July, 2022, Government of India, hereby, reconstitutes Hindi Salahkar Samiti of the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises. The composition, functions & tenure etc. of the reconstituted Samiti will be as under: COMPOSITION: I. Chairman & Vice-Chairman +-----+-------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | | | | +=====+=================================================+================+ | 1 | Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises | Chairman | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+----------------+ | 2 | Minister of State for Micro, Small & Medium | Vice-Chairman | | | Enterprises | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+----------------+ II. NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS A. Hon'ble Members of Parliament nominated by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs +-----+-----------------------------------------+--------------+----------+ | | | | | +=====+=========================================+==============+==========+ | 1. | Smt. Himadri Singh | Lok Sabha | Member | +-----+-----------------------------------------+--------------+----------+ | 2. | Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram | Lok Sabha | Member | +-----+-----------------------------------------+--------------+----------+ | 3. | Smt. Rekha Sharma | Rajya Sabha | Member | +-----+-----------------------------------------+--------------+----------+ | 4. | Shri Nitin Laxmanrao Jadhav Patil | Rajya Sabha | Member | +-----+-----------------------------------------+--------------+----------+ B. Hon'ble Members of Parliament nominated by the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language +-----+-----------------------+--------------+----------+ | | | | | +=====+=======================+==============+==========+ | 5. | Sri Srirang Appa Barane | Lok Sabha | Member | +-----+-----------------------+--------------+----------+ | 6. | Smt. Sangeeta Yadav | Rajya Sabha | Member | +-----+-----------------------+--------------+----------+ C. Members nominated by the Ministry: +-------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | 7. Mr. Suresh Chandra | Member | | Chairman, Department of Hindi, Central University of South Bihar, Gayaji, Bihar. | | | Permanent Address: 153/3, Awas Vikas Colony, Sasni Gate, Agra Road, Aligarh-202001, Uttar Pradesh. | | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 8. Ms. Amreen Khan Siwai Factory Road, Thakurganj, Lucknow- 226003 9. Prof. (Dr.) Uma Shankar Singh Permanent Address: Loknagar, V.T.School Road, Jahanabad, Bihar -804408 10. Shri Rajesh Kumar Mikki Permanent Address: Nagar Panchayat Fatehpur, Thana Fatehpur, District Gayaji (Bihar) Pin Code- 824232 D. Members nominated by the Ministry of Home Affairs/Department of Official Language: 11. Prof. (Dr.) Pranav Mishra, 33B, CPWD Colony, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi- 110057 Member 12. Sh. Nirav Sathe, 10, Vishwabharti Society, Behind Nalanda Water tank, Waghodia Road, Vadodara-390019 (Gujarat) Member 13. Sh. P. Ranganayakulu, Chaitanyam, Heritage Vijayendra nagar, No. 43/1, Veerapandiya Kottabomman street, Near Vembuli Amman Koil, Perungudi, Chennai-600696 Member E. Representative nominated by Kendriya Schivalaya Hindi Praishad, New Delhi: 14. Shri Rakesh Kumar Verma Member Address:Executive Engineer (E), H.No.2, C.P.W.D. Sewa Kendra-8, Ramkrishna Puram, New Delhi-110066 F. Representative nominated by Hindi Vidyapeeth, Deoghar (Jharkhand): 15. Mr. Ashokanand Jha Member Manager, Hindi Vidyapeeth, P.O.-Hindipeeth, Deoghar- 814115 (Jharkhand) Permanent Address: Pt. B. N. Jha Path, Pokhnatilha, Deoghar, Pin- 814115 (Jharkhand) III. OFFICIAL (Ex-OFFICIO) MEMBERS A. Representation of Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | | | | +=====+=================================================+=================+ | 16. | Secretary | Member | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 17. | Special Secretary & Finance Advisor | Member | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 18. | Deputy Director General (In-charge, Official | Member Secretary| | | Language) | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 19. | Joint Secretary (ARI) | Member | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 20. | Joint Secretary (SME) | Member | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 21. | Joint Secretary (AFI) | Member | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 22. | Economic Advisor | Member | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ B. Representation of Department of Official Language +-----+---------------------+----------+ | | | | +=====+=====================+==========+ | 23. | Secretary | Member | +-----+---------------------+----------+ | 24. | Joint Secretary | Member | +-----+---------------------+----------+ C. Representation of Attached/Subordinate Undertakings/Autonomous Organisations: +-----+-------------------------------------------------+----------+ | | | | +=====+=================================================+==========+ | 25. | Additional Secretary & Development Commissioner, | Member | | | O/o Development Commissioner (M/o MSME), New | | | | Delhi | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+----------+ | 26. | CEO, Khadi and Village Industries Commission, | Member | | | Mumbai, Maharashtra. | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+----------+ | 27. | CMD, National Small Industries Corporation | Member | | | Limited, New Delhi. | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+----------+ | 28. | Chairman, Coir Board, Kochi (Kerala). | Member | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+----------+ | 29. | Director General, National Institute of Micro, | Member | | | Small & Medium Enterprises, Hyderabad. | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+----------+ | 30. | Director, Mahatma Gandhi Institute For Rural | Member | | | Industrialization (MGIRI), Wardha, Maharashtra. | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------+----------+ IV FUNCTIONS The function of the Hindi Salahkar Samiti is to advice the Ministry, its attached and Subordinate offices on implementation of the constitutional provisions relating to official language, provisions of the Official Languages Act and Rules, decisions of the Central Hindi Committee and directions/instructions issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (Department of Official Language) and to promote progressive use of Hindi in the working of the Ministry/Department concerned. If the Hindi Salahkar Samiti suggests changes in the Official Language Policy or any Directions/instructions issued in connection therewith, then compliance on such advice can be made only with the consent of the Department of Official Language. V TENURE 1. The tenure of the Samiti 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 only of the Samiti. 3. In special circumstances, the tenure of the Samiti may be curtailed or enhanced by the Ministry. 4. Members of Parliament who are the members of Committee shall cease to be members as soon as they cease to be Member of Parliament. 5. Ex-officio members of the Samiti shall continue as members as long as they hold office by virtue of which they are members of the Samiti. VI GENERAL The Headquarters of the Samiti shall be at New Delhi. All correspondences related to the Samiti will be addressed to E-Mail msmehindi@gmail.com VII 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 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 03.02.2006 for participating in meetings of the Samiti. (b) Keeping in view the high level status of the Committee, Travelling Allowance 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/22034/04/86-OL(A-2) dated 22 January,1987 and in accordance with the revised/prescribed rates and rules as amended from time to time by the Government of India. KAJAL JAIN, Dy. Director General

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