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Resolution regarding the reconstitution of the Joint Hindi Advisory Committee for the Department of Economic Affairs, Department of Financial Services, and Department of Public Enterprises.

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This Resolution, issued by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) on 20th May, 2025 (F. No. E -11011/02/2024 -HIC), announces the reconstitution of the Joint Hindi Advisory Committee for the Department of Economic Affairs, Department of Financial Services, and Department of Public Enterprises. The Committee's composition includes the Honourable Finance Minister as Chairman, the Honourable Minister of State of Finance as Vice-Chairman, non-official members (Members of Parliament nominated by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and the Committee of Parliament on Official Language, representatives of All-India Voluntary Hindi organizations, and members nominated by the Department of Economic Affairs and the Department of Official Language, MHA), and numerous ex-officio official members holding key positions in various government departments and financial regulatory bodies including the Reserve Bank of India, IRDAI, LIC, SBI, and SEBI. The Committee's function is to provide advice on the implementation of constitutional provisions and rules regarding the Official Language, decisions of Kendriya Hindi Samiti, and directions from the Department of Official Language concerning the progressive use of Hindi for official purposes. The tenure of the Committee is three years from the date of constitution, with specific conditions for cessation of membership for MPs and ex-officio members. The headquarters are in New Delhi, and meetings must be held there as per Department of Official Language O.M. no. 14013/01/2019-OL (Policy) dated 02-11-2023. Non-official members' travelling and daily allowances are governed by provisions in the Members of Parliament (Salary, Allowances and Pension) Act, 1954 (for MPs) and Department of Official Language O.M. No. II/20034/04/2005-OL (Policy-2) dated 3rd February, 2006, O.M. No. II/22034/04/86-OL(A-2) dated 22nd January, 1987, and Department of Expenditure O.M. No. 19047/1/2016-IV dated 14-09-2017 (for others). The Resolution orders communication to various governmental bodies and publication in the Gazette of India.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-28052025-263410 EXTRAORDINARY PART I-Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 144] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2025/JYAISTHA 6, 1947 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Economic Affairs) RESOLUTION New Delhi, the 20th May, 2025 F. No. E -11011/02/2024 -HIC.— The Government of India, Ministry of finance has decided to reconstitute the Joint Hindi Advisory Committee (Department of Economic Affairs, Department of Financial Services & Department of Public Enterprises). The composition and functions of the Committee will be as follows: * Honourable Finance Minister Chairman * Honourable Minister of State of Finance Vice-Chairman Non-official members Members of Parliament nominated by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs 1 Smt. Shambhavi (Lok Sabha) Member 2 Shri Rao Rajendra Singh (Lok Sabha) Member 3 Smt. Darshana Singh (Rajya Sabha) Member 4 Shri Kartikeya Sharma (Rajya Sabha) Member Members of Parliament nominated by the Committee of Parliament on Official Language 5 Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab (Lok Sabha) Member 6 Dr. Dharmshila Gupta (Rajya Sabha) Member Representative of All-India Voluntary Hindi organization engaged in promotion and dissemination of Hindi 7 Shri Ashok Kumar, Senior Manager (OL), Kendriya Sachivalaya Hindi Parishad, New Delhi Member 8 Shri Vivekanand Shandilya, Vishwa Hindi Parishad, New Delhi Member Members nominated by Department of Economic Affairs 9 Dr. Gade Vasant Punjajirao, Distt.-Hingoli, Maharashtra Member 10 Ms. Sangeeta Sharma, Dehradun, Uttrakhand Member 11 Shri. Pawan Sagar, Fatehabad, Haryana Member 12 Dr. Bichar Das, Ghaziabad, U.P. Member Members nominated by Department of Official Language, MHA 13. Dr. Umashankar Prasad Sahu, Siwan, Bihar Member 14. Smt. Bansidalin Lyngkhoi, Meghalaya Member 15. Shri S. Ramkumar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Member Official Members 16. Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs Ex-Officio Member 17. Secretary, Department of Financial Services Ex-Officio Member 18. Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises Ex-Officio Member 19 Secretary, Department of Official Language, МНА Ex-Officio Member 20 Chief Economic Adviser, Department of Economic Affairs Ex-Officio Member 21 AS & FA, Department of Economic Affairs Ex-Officio Member 22 Additional Secretary (Budget), DEA Ex-Officio Member 23 Additional Secretary (OMI/FB/CBDC), DEA Ex-Officio Member 24 Joint Secretary, Department of Official Language, MHA Ex-Officio Member 25. Governor/ Dy. Governor, Reserve Bank of India. Ex-Officio Member 26. Chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India Ex-Officio Member 27 Chairman, Life Insurance Corporation of India Ex-Officio Member 28. Chairman, State Bank of India Ex-Officio Member 29. Chairman, Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Ex-Officio Member 30. Chairman & Managing Director, SPMCIL Ex-Officio Member 31. Joint Director & HOD, National Saving Institute Ex-Officio Member 32. Adviser (Admin)/Joint Secretary, DEA Member- Secretory Functions of the Committee The functions of this Committee will be to render advise on implementation of constitutional provisions regarding Official language, Official Language Act and Rules, decisions of Kendriya Hindi Samiti and directions/instructions of Department of Official Language and progressive use of Hindi for official purpose of the Ministry/Department. Tenure The tenure of the Committee will be three years from the date of its constitution, provided that: (i) A Member of Parliament nominated to the Committee shall cease to be a member of the Committee as soon as he ceases to be a Member of Parliament; (ii) The ex-officio members of the Committee shall continue to be members so long as they hold office by virtue of which they are members of the committee; and (iii) Member appointed against mid-term vacancy shall be a member for the remaining tenure of the committee. General The Headquarters of the Committee will be at New Delhi and as per Department of Official Language O.M. no. 14013/01/2019-OL (Policy) dated 02-11-2023, all the meetings of the Committee are required to be organized in New Delhi only. Traveling and other allowances The non-official members of the Committee will be paid travelling and daily allowances for attending the meetings of the Committee in terms of the provisions contained in the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs Office Memorandum No. II/20034/04/2005-OL (Policy-2) dated 3rd February, 2006 in the following manner. (i) The Members of Parliament nominated in the Committee will be paid travelling allowances and daily allowances as per the provisions contained in the “Members of Parliament (Salary, Allowances and Pension) Act, 1954", as amended from time to time and rules framed thereunder, and (ii) Travelling allowances and daily allowances to other non-official members of the Committee will be paid as per the provisions contained in the Department of Official Language O.M. No. II/22034/04/86-OL(A-2) dated 22nd January, 1987 and O.M. No. 19047/1/2016-IV dated 14-09-2017 of Department of Expenditure and in accordance with the rates and rules prescribed from time to time by the Government of India. ORDER Ordered that a copy of this Resolution be communicated to President's Secretariat, Vice-President's Secretariat, Prime Minister's Office, Cabinet Secretariat, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Committee of Parliament on official language, Department of official language, Lok Sabha Secretariat, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, NITI Ayog, UPSC, Controller General of Accounts, Pay and accounts office, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, all members of the Committee, All State Governments and Union Territory Administrations and all Ministries and Departments of the Government of India. It is also Ordered that the Resolution be published in the Gazette of India for general information. APARNA BHATIA, Adviser (Admn.) 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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