The Delhi Official Languages Act, 2000

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Definiti ons. In this Act, un ess the CO c t otherwise requires, (a) "Delhi" means the National Capital Tc · ·1 ry of Delhi; (b) "Government" means theGovcmmcn f ationa Capital Territory ofDelhi. (c) "Legislative Assembly" means the Legislative As ernbly ofthe National Capital lerritoryof

Hindi to be Official Language of Delhi. Hindi i Devnagri script shall, with effect from such dale as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoi in this behalf, be theOfficial Language ofDelhi. Provided that the Englis anguagc may continue to be used r osc administrative and legislative purposes in el i for vhich it was being us b ·fore the commencement of this Act in consonan c with the pro isionscontai e cc io ofthcOfficialLang agesAct, 1963(19ofl963): • o c further that a transl a · on of any Bill introduced · n, orAct passed by, t e Leg· · aliveAssembl , o o · ncs · . om I gated by the L . Governor of Delhi or of any order;· rule, regulation or bye-la i sued und a y ' n adc .' t c · jr c o t e cgislative Asscmb y or a y other state law extended o Delhi published under the: ority ofhe ? c iiin c Official Gazct c, shall be deemed to be the authoritative text hereof in tl1c E . • I unj,1bi & a g gcs n r th· s Ac . 4. Punjabi and rdu t be second Official Lan?1Uages of Delhi. Punjabi in Gurmukhi script andlJr in Persian script shalbe the second Official Language of Delhi forthe following purposes, namely: . a) Receipt and reply of applications and petitions by all Offices ofGovernment of NC ofDelhi in Ur Punjabi. ( •

------------·--------------------------------- ) PART V] ORDINARY I (b) Publication ofthe ranslation of important Government rules, regulations and Gazette · otifications inUrdu and Punjab· also. , (c) Sig boar so Official Buildings, Government offices androads etc. will bear the names iri Urdu and Punjabi also. / (d) Publicatioof i portant Government advertisements in tlie News Papers in Urduand Punjabi also . . (e) Proceedings ofLegis a ive Assembly willberecordedandissued simultaneously in Urdu and Punjabi also wherever required. 5. orm of umeral .- form of n ian n erals. h formof numerals to beusedfor theofficial purpose ofDelhishallbetheinternational • ' 6. Po er to make le . · ( ) TheGovernment may, by notification in the official Gazette, makerules for carrying out the purposes ,of isAct. (2) n particular andwithout prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for al or a y ofhe following matters, namely :- • (a) the manner o transla ion of the authoritative text inHindi language ofBills etc. in English, Punjabi and Urdu • ' • ' a guages; o er mat er whicis required to be or may be prescribed. • or mores cce .. s r ! ,,-d sessio afor made, th (b) (3) I· Te . l I made . der this Act shallbe laid, assoon as may be after it is made, beforethe House of the Legi lativ ? hil · ? Session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised tn one session or in two i n a · ) ef re the expiry ofthesession immediately following the session or the successive • to; agr - s in making any modification intherule or the House agrees that theruleshould not be . ? e have effect only in such modified f 011nor be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that a i nan lment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done underthat a y s .c , e. • P. S. PARMAR, Dy. Secy . , I • • - • • ' • • • . Printed by· the Manager, Go\1.ofIndia Press Ring Road, Mayapuri, . · w D lhi-110064 andPublished bvthe Controller of Publications .. Delhi· 110054. ? , •

JUSTICE AND LEGISI.ATIVE AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT · NO'I'IFICATIO • Delhi, the 2nd July, No. . 14(33)/-I.A-2000-03/1096. The following Act of the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of lhi received t e assent of the President ofIndia on 13-6-2003 and is h reby published for general informal· o . • ''TheDelhi Official Languages Act, (Delhi Act No. of 2003) (As passed by the Legislati .e Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi 3-4-2000) An Act to provide for adoption o Hindi in Devnagri script as the first official language and Punjabi in Gurmukhi scri t and Urdu in Prsian script as the second languages to be used forthe official purposes and other matters of the • ational Ca ital Territory of Delhi. • Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi in he Fifty First year of he . Republic of India as follows :- • 1. Short title, extent and commenceme -{ l) This Act may be called the DelhiOfficial Language Act, 2()()(). (2) It extends to the whole ofthe ational Capital Territory of De hi. (3) It shall come into force on such ate as the Government may by notification intheOfficial