Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Official Language (OL) Division

Notification

Issue Date: 25 November 2025 Published: 28 November 2025

Gazette ID: CG-DL-E-28112025-268051 Download PDF

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Core Purpose

The Central Government notifies specific offices under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change where 80% or more officials have acquired a working knowledge of Hindi, in pursuance of Sub-Rule (4) of Rule 10 of the Official Languages (Use for official purposes of the Union) Rules, 1976.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issued Notification S.O. 5382(E) on October 31, 2025, notifying several offices under its administrative control. This action is taken by the Central Government in pursuance of Sub-Rule (4) of Rule 10 of the Official Languages (Use for official purposes of the Union) Rules, 1976, which was amended in 1987, 2007, and 2011. The notification identifies offices where 80% or more of the officials have acquired a working knowledge of Hindi. The notified offices include: 1. Regional Office, Ground Floor, East Wing, New Secretariat Building, Civil Lines, Nagpur-440001; 2. Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhopal (M.P.); and 3. Regional Directorate (Central Pollution Control Board), BSNL NE-I, Telecom Circle, CTO Building, Ground Floor, Shillong-793001. The notification is signed by Satyajit Mishra, Joint Secretary, and references File No. 11014/04/2021- RA.BHA.(KA.).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-28112025-268051 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 5206] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2025/ AGRAHAYANA 4, 1947 7872 GI/2025 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 31st October, 2025 S.O. 5382(E). In pursuance of Sub-Rule (4) of Rule 10 of the Official Languages (Use for official purposes of the Union) Rules, 1976 (As Amended, 1987, 2007 and 2011) the Central Government, hereby, notifies the following offices under the administrative control of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, where 80% or more officials have acquired the working knowledge of Hindi :- 1. Regional Office, Ground Floor, East Wing, New Secretariat Building, Civil Lines, Nagpur-440001 2. Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhopal (M.P.) 3. Regional Directorate (Central Pollution Control Board), BSNL NE-I, Telecom Circle, CTO Building, Ground Floor, Shillong-793001 [F. No. 11014/04/2021- RA.BHA.(KA.)] SATYAJIT MISHRA, 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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2025.11.28 14:01:05+05'30'

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