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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-30082025-265829
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I-Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 235]
NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2025/BHADRA 7, 1947
5792 GI/2025
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
(Department of Telecommunications)
RESOLUTION
New Delhi, the 29th August, 2025
F. No. E-11012/08/2025-OL. - Government of India have decided to reconstitute the Hindi Salahkar Samiti
of the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications after the expiry of the term of the previous
Samiti on 13.03.2025 and constitution of the 18th Lok Sabha. The composition and functions of the Samiti will be as
follows:
| 1. | Hon'ble Minister of Communications | Chairman |
|----|----------------------------------------------|------------------|
| 2. | Hon'ble Minister of State for Communications | Vice-Chairman |
NON-OFFICIAL MEMERS
Nominated by Ministry of Parliament Affairs
| 1. | Dr. Rabindra Narayan Behera | Member |
| | Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) | |
| 2. | Shri Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure | Member |
| | Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) | |
| 3. | Shri Narayana Koragappa | Member |
| | Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) | |
| 4. | Smt. Sangeeta Yadav | Member |
| | Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) | |
Nominated by Committee of Parliament on Official Language
| 5. | Shri Haribhai Patel | Member |
| | Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) | |
| 6. | Lalwani, Shri Shankar | Member |
| | Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) | |
Nominated by Kendriya Sachivalaya Hindi Parishad
| 7. | Dr. Shyam Sundar Kathuria | Member |
Nominated by Vishwa Hindi Parishad
| 8. | Prof. Sudhir Pratap Singh | Member |
Nominated by Department of Official Language
| 9. | Prof. Pankaj Choudhary, New Delhi | Member |
| 10. | Dr. Radha Krishan, Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh | Member |
| 11. | Shri Narayan Das Mawatwal, Bhubaneswar | Member |
Nominated by Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications
| 12. | Shri Umesh Singh, Gwalior | Member |
| 13. | Shri Rajendra Thakur, Hoshangabad (Narmadapuram) | Member |
| 14. | Mr. Manoj Manu, Noida | Member |
| 15. | Shri Vinod Kumar Sharma, Gwalior | Member |
OFFICAL MEMEBERS
Ministry of Home Affairs
| 16. | Secretary, Department of Official Language | Member |
| 17. | Joint Secretary, Department of Official Language | Member |
Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications
| 18. | Secretary, Department of Telecommunications | Member |
| 19. | Member (Service), Department of Telecommunications | Member |
| 20. | Member (Finance), Department of Telecommunications | Member |
| 21. | Member (Technology), Department of Telecommunications | Member |
| 22. | Special Secretary/Additional Secretary, Department of Telecommunications | Member |
| 23. | Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, New Delhi | Member |
| 24. | Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Development of Telematics, New Delhi | Member |
| 25. | Chairman & Managing Director, ITI Limited, Bengaluru | Member |
| 26. | Chairman and Managing Director, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited, New Delhi | Member |
| 27. | Senior Deputy Director General, National Centre for Communications Security, Bengaluru | Member |
| 28. | Director General, National Communication Academy - Finance, New Delhi | Member |
| 29. | Director General, National Communication Academy - T, New Delhi | Member |
| 30. | Chairman & Managing Director, Telecommunications Consultants India Limited, New Delhi | Member |
| 31. | Senior Deputy Director General, Telecommunication Engineering Centre, New Delhi | Member |
| 32. | Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, New Delhi | Member |
| 33. | Director, Wireless Monitoring Organization, New Delhi | Member |
| 34. | Director General, Telecommunications, New Delhi | Member |
| 35. | Administrator, Digital Bharat Nidhi, New Delhi | Member |
| 36. | Controller General of Communication Accounts, New Delhi | Member |
| 37. | Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Broadband Network Limited, New Delhi | Member |
| 38. | Director, National Communication Academy - W, New Delhi | Member |
| 39. | Registrar, Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi | Member |
| 40. | Deputy Director General (Coordination & Administration), Department of Telecommunications | Member Secretary |
2 FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE
Functions of the Samiti will be to render advice to the Government in regard to the implementation of the
provisions relating to Official Language contained in the Constitution, Official Languages Act and Rules framed
thereunder, decisions of the Kendriya Hindi Samiti, implementatioin of the instructions issued by the Department of
Official Language and give advice to progressive use of Hindi in the Department of Telecommunications and its
Subordinates and Attached Offices/Autonomous and Statutory Bodies/Training Institutes/Public Sector Undertakings.
3. TENURE OF THE SAMITI
The tenure of the Samiti shall be three years from the date of its constitution i.e. from the date of issue of this
resolution, provided that:-
(a) A member, who is a Member of Parliament, ceases to be member of the Samiti as soon as he/she ceases
to be a Member of Parliament.
(b) Ex-officio Members of the Samiti shall continue as members a long as they hold the office by virtue of
which they are members of the Samiti.
(c) If a vacancy arises in the samiti due to resignation or death of a member, the member appointed in that
capacity shall hold the office for residual term.
(d) Under special circumstances, the tenure of the Samiti can be curtailed or extended.
4. GENERAL
Headquarter of the Samiti will be in New Delhi, but the Samiti can convene its meetings at any other place
other than Delhi, if necessary.
5. TRAVELLING AND OTHER ALLOWANCES
The Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, vide their O.M. No. 11/20034/04/2005-
OL(Policy-2) dated 3rd Februrary, 2006 has stated that as the 15 non official members include 06 Members of
Parliament, nominated in the Hindi Salahakar Samiti, constituted by the Central Ministries/Departments, so the
provision regarding travelling/daily allowance is made more elaborate in the following manner:-
(a) The Members of Parliament nominated in the Samiti will be paid travelling/daily allowance as per the
provisions in the "Members of Parliament (Salary, Allowance and Pension) Act, 1954, as amended from time
to time and rules made thereunder.
(b) Travelling/daily allowance to other non-official Members of the Samiti will be paid as per the guidelines
contained in the Department of Official Language's O.M. No. 11/20034/04/86-OL (A-2) dated 22 January,
1987 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 the members of the Samiti, all 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, Committee
of Parliament of Official Language, Lok Sabha Secretariat, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, NITI Aayog, Comptroller and
Auditor General of India, Accountant General, Central Revenue, Election Commission and Union Public Service
Commission.
It is also ordered that a copy of this resolution be published in the Gazette of India for general information.
SUNIL KUMAR RANJAN, Dy. Director General (Coordination & Administration)
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SRIVASTAVA
2025.08.30