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New Delhi 05-Oct-2007
The Parliamentary Sub Committee on Official Language (First sub committee) visited Refineries Headquarters recently to take an overview of Hindi implementation. Senior Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Shri Gandhi Azad who was accompanied by other members in the committee including Lok Sabha MPs, Mr. Chandra Kumar, Mr. T C Gehlot, Mr. Subrat Bose, Mr. Girdhari Lal Bhargava and Mr. Mohammad Salim presided over the review meeting. Mr. Rohit Bhardwaj, ED (M&I), IndianOil, welcomed the committee members on behalf of Director (Refineries) and replied to the queries put forth by the members regarding the use of Hindi by the employees. Later, Dr. Manik Mrigesh, Senior Manager (A&W), made presentation on the achievements of Refineries Head Quarters in the implementation of Hindi as an official language. Mr. Prabh Das, Joint Secretary (Refineries), Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, and Ms. Janki Ahuja, Deputy Director (Rajbhasha), and Mr. S B Singh, DGM (A&W), RHQ, Mr. K J Kumar, Chief Manager(A&W), Corporate Office, Ms. Neelam Wasan (Admn. Manager), RHQ attended the review and presentation meeting. The Committee underlined the need for enhancing the use of Hindi in routine working. The members also stressed that the employees having proficiency in the language should aim at accomplishing all their official work in Hindi. Mr. Gandhi Azad released a folder focusing on the great Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar on this occasion. A special Rajbhasha exhibition was also put up on the occasion which featured posters and cartoons created by Dr Ajit Pathak, Chief Manager(Corporate Communications), RHQ.
