1. INTRODUCTION
and the rules and procedures which are being followed in its
implementation. There are problems related to the development of
its administrative register. The main problems related to the
development of the administrative register are: (i) an artificial
coinage of terminology, (ii) lack of standardization, and (iii) lack of
coordination between various agencies and duplication of efforts.
Problems related to its practical use include the lack of proper
monitoring, lack of encouragement, and absence of strong political
will.
The implementation of the OLP at the Union level has become the
victim of political indecision, the attitude of its protagonists, the lack
of will of the monitoring agencies, and the lack of adherence to the
rules and regulations set up for it. Even after its continuous use in
administration for more than sixty years, its development is still
questioned by critics. There is a need to review the OLP, and the
rules and procedures of its implemenation to identify its problems
and resolve them.
The Constitution of India adopted in 1950 provides for the use of
Hindi in Devanagari script as the official language of the Union.
Article 343 states:
The official language of the Union shall be Hindi in the Devanagari
script. The form of numerals to be used for the official purpose of
the Union shall be the international form of Indian numerals.
Article 351 provides a directive for the development of Hindi as
follows:
It shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi
language, to develop it so that it may serve as a medium of
expression for all the composite culture of India and to secure its
enrichment by assimilating without interfering with its genius, the
forms, style and expressions used in Hindustani and in the other
languages of India specified in the Eighth Schedule, and by drawing,
whenever necessary or desirable, its vocabulary primarily from
Sanskrit and secondarily from other languages.
The Hindi language was supposed to replace English in 1965, fifteen
years after the adoption of the Constitution of India. The early
sixties witnessed resentment and agitation, primarily in the southern