13.        USE OF HINDI AND PARLIAMENT WORK

 

13.1  Use of Hindi

During, 2001-2002 all efforts were made to promote the progressive use of Hindi in the Department. The meetings of Official Language Implementation Committee were held regularly under the chairmanship of the Joint Secretary.

The Annual Report, Performance Budget, Demand for Grants, all Cabinet notes, reports, monthly summary to cabinet and documents to be presented to the Parliament Consultative and Standing Committees, Parliament, etc., were prepared bilingually.

 

Department organised a five day Hindi workshop in June 2001 to train officers and staff to sort out various difficulties they face while doing their work in Hindi. About 20 officers and staff took part and were benefited from it.

 

Hindi fortnight was organised by Department from 14^th to 28^th September. During this period, Hindi Essay writing, noting & drafting debate competitions were held. A quiz programme was also held in Hindi to test the knowledge of staff about Departmental programme and official language policy. About 50 employees participated in it. Secretary gave away the prizes and certificates to winning officers and employees.

 

The Department organised the 10^th National Scientific Hindi Seminar on “Tatiya Kshetra Prabandhan” at Scope Complex, New Delhi on 28^th January 2002. About 20 scientists from various institutions related to the subject presented their paper in the seminar.  On this occasion, Secretary DOD and Secretary (O.L) also released the two Hindi books ‘Sagar Suchana’ and Samudra Vigyan Ke Do Dashak’ being the compilation of proceedings of seminars held in 2000 and 2001, respectively.

 

To evaluate the progress made in Hindi the second Sub-Committee of Parliamentary Committee on Official Language inspected NIOT, Chennai an autonomous society of the Department on 17^th January 2002. To assess the implementation of Official Language, AD (OL) inspected the INCOIS, Hyderabad on 18^th February 2002 and suggested various measures to promote use of Hindi in the Centre.

The 15^th and 16^th meeting of joint Hindi Advisory Committee to the Ministry of Science & Technology and Department of Ocean Development were held in August 2001 and February 2002, respectively, at New Delhi and Hyderabad. Various steps were taken to improve the implementation of Official Language as suggested by Hon’ble members of the Committee.

 

Department awarded third prize, to the book titled ‘Sagar Ki Sampada’ written by Dr. D.D.Ojha under the Department’s original book writing scheme for the year 2001.

 

13.2 Parliament work

 

The meeting of the Department related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests was held on 29^th March 2001 to consider the detailed Demands for Grants in respect of the Department for 2001-2002. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology and Environment & Forests visited INCOIS, Hyderabad on 28^th December 2001, to review the activities/programmes on Ocean Observation and Information Services implemented by INCOIS.

 

The meeting of the Consultative Committee of Parliament for the Ministry of Science & Technology and Department of Ocean Development was held on 19^th December 2001, to review the implementation of the programme on “Ocean Observation and Information Services”.

 

Between April 2001 and December 2001, two Starred Questions and twenty-five Unstarred Questions were answered in the Parliament.