Vidhan Sabha Proceedings, 1957 Volume II Pages 1001 to 1016 and 1091 ,o 1 i 11.

³ Ins. ibid.

Renumberd by M. P. Act. I of 1973, S. 2.

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1. (2) It shall come into force from such date as the State Government may appoint by notification. ,.. Section 2ofthe Chhattisgarh Official Language Act, 1957 (No. 5 of 1958) (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act). For Section 2 , the following shall be -substituted, namely:-. • · "In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
   • (a) "Hindi'' means Hindi in the Devanagari Script: (b) "Chhattisgarhi" means Chhattisgarhi in the Devanagari Script." · In sub-section (l) of Section 3 of the Principal Act, after the word "Hindi" the words "and Chhattisgarhi" shall be inserted. '\.. 392 ( 1) Short title and Commencement. Amendment of Sec- tion 2. Definitions. Amendment of Sec- . tion 3.