Amit Shah advocates for education in mother tongue in 32nd meeting of 'Kendriya Hindi Samiti'

New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday emphasized the importance of children and youth studying, analyzing, and making decisions in their mother tongue.

Chairing the 32nd meeting of the 'Kendriya Hindi Samiti'-- a highest body that provides guidelines for the development and promotion of Hindi language, Shah highlighted that this approach is crucial for unlocking full potential of children and youth in their contributing to the nation's development.

"If we want to utilize the full potential of our children and youth for the country's development, it is essential that they study, analyze, and make decisions in their mother tongue," Shah said in the meeting.

Pointing that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has undertaken several initiatives for the preservation, promotion, and extensive use of Indian languages, making the period from 2014 to 2024 an era dedicated for the protection and promotion of Indian languages, the Home Minister said that PM Modi has enhanced the importance of Hindi by expressing his views on every international forum in Hindi.

Shah added that the availability of engineering, medical, primary, and secondary education in Indian languages has created a favorable environment for the development of all languages in the country.

The Home Minister stated that this is an inspiring transformation in the direction of language development in India, with the objective of fully harnessing the nation's potential.

Amit Shah mentioned that the aim of the 'Kendriya Hindi Samiti' is to develop Hindi, preserve Hindi literature, and to establish it as the country's link language.

Amit Shah noted that under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, three major initiatives have been undertaken in the past five years to empower Hindi. He mentioned that the first major initiative is the creation of the Hindi Shabdsindhu dictionary. He expressed confidence that within the next five years, Shabdsindhu will become the most comprehensive dictionary in the world.

Shah said that the establishment of the Bhartiya Bhasha Aunbhag (Indian Language Section) is the second significant initiative.

Mentioning that we cannot progress unless we strengthen all Indian languages, the Home Minister noted that this section has initiated efforts to use technology for translation. He added that the third major initiative is to hold the Official Language Conference in various parts of the country, which will make it easier to understand the importance of the official language.

The Union Home Minister emphasized the need to undertake two major initiatives to strengthen Hindi. "The first is to develop a long-term policy for the enhancement, preservation, and longevity of Hindi literature and its various grammatical forms," he said.

Amit Shah stated that, alongside this, it is also necessary to translate all modern education curricula into Hindi and all other Indian languages. The Home Minister also stressed on making Hindi universally accepted and flexible.

The meeting was attended by Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs L Murugan, Chief Minister of Odisha Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language Bhartruhari Mahtab, convenors of the three sub-committees of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language, Secretary of the Department of Official Language Anshuli Arya, and Joint Secretary Meenakshi Jolly.

'Kendriya Hindi Samiti' is the highest body that provides guidelines for the promotion and progressive use of Hindi. The Samiti's role is to coordinate the work and programs implemented by various ministries and departments of the Government of India for the development and promotion of Hindi.

The Samiti has the authority to appoint sub-committees and co-opt additional members as needed to assist in its functioning. The tenure of the Samiti is generally three years. The current Samiti was reconstituted on November 9, 2021.

'Kendriya Hindi Samiti', chaired by Prime Minister Modi, includes nine Union Ministers, six Chief Ministers, the Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language, and the three convenors, making a total of 21 members. (ANI)