Himachal Pradesh Official Language Act
The Himachal Pradesh Official Language Act, 1975
General19758 sections
The Himachal Pradesh Official Language Act, 1975, establishes Hindi in the Devanagari script as the official language for the state of Himachal Pradesh. It applies to all state government operations, directing that official business, legislative bills, acts, ordinances, and government rules be drafted in Hindi. Although it authorizes the transition of government functions to Hindi, it permits the temporary use of English in the legislature. This law matters because it standardizes state administration and legislative proceedings in Hindi while protecting citizens by allowing them to submit official grievances in any language traditionally used within the state.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. January, 1975.
- 3. Hindi to be official language of the State
- 4. Government's power to notify the official purposes for which
- 5. Language to be used in the Bills, etc
- 6. Continuation of the use of English in State Legislature
- 7. Right of a person to submit representation in any of the languages used in the State
- 8. Repeal and Saving.- (1) The Punjab Official Language Act, 1960,
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