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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. ? , •