On Thursday, Home Minister Amit Shah advised that people from other states speak in Hindi rather than English. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared that Hindi will be the official language for administering the government, which will undoubtedly boost Hindi’s importance. Now is the moment to make the Official Language an integral element of the country’s unity.
The Ministry of Home Affairs cited Shah as saying during the 37th meeting of the Parliamentary Official Language Committee, “When citizens of States who speak different languages communicate with each other, it should be in the language of India.”
However, Shah emphasised that Hindi, rather than local languages, should be considered as a substitute for English. He also suggested that Hindi be made more flexible by allowing words from other languages to be used.
The Official Language Committee is chaired by Shah, and vice chaired by B Mahtab of the BJD.
Shah also stated that members that 70% of the Cabinet’s agenda is now prepared in Hindi, according to MHA. He claimed that 22,000 Hindi teachers had been hired in the Northeast’s eight states.
