Sri Vijaya Puram, Oct. 16: The Official Language Department, Andaman and Nicobar Administration, organised the prize distribution ceremony today at Tagore Government College of Education, Sri Vijaya Puram, to felicitate the winners of various competitions conducted during Hindi Pakhwada–2026. On this occasion, Shri Rajesh Chopra, Secretary (Official Language), A&N Administration, graced the event as the chief guest.
Addressing the program, the chief guest emphasized that simple and easily understandable Hindi should be used in daily office work. He stated that efforts should be made to further increase the use of Hindi as the official language in Government offices to achieve the cent present target set by the Government. He further said that it is extremely important to respect one’s mother tongue and the other languages of India, but according to the Official Language Rules, 1976, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands fall under Region ‘A’, so it is also mandatory that Government work here be carried out cent percent in the official language, Hindi.
Welcoming the gathering, Shri Rajendra Indwar, Deputy Secretary (Official Language) said that the Official Language Department organizes workshops from time to time providing training on new techniques and e-tools to the employees for disposing their official work in Hindi.
On this occasion, Shri Mohandas, Senior Translation Officer, Official Language Department presented the report on Hindi Fortnight-2026.