Port Blair, Aug 31: The Andaman & Nicobar Administration will observe Hindi Fortnight from Sept 1-15, 2015 in all offices and educational institutions. Various programmes have been chalked out for officers, employees of the Administration and students during the fortnight.
The observance will start on 1st September, 2015 with an appeal of the Secretary (OL) to be published in news papers wherein PRI members, government officers and employees will be requested to attend maximum of their official work in Hindi. Banner about organizing of Hindi Fortnight will be displayed in front of all the Govt offices and essay competitions for Tamil, Telgu & Bangla medium students studying in Class VI to VIII and Class IX and X of Headquarter area will be organized on Sept 2, 2015.
On Sept 3, a Hindi workshop for Nodal Officer (OL) and an Assistant staff (Hindi) of the various offices of A & N Administration will be organized in the Conference Hall, Secretariat, wherein they will be informed about the official language policy of Govt. of India and duties and responsibility of Nodal Officer (OL). Hindi Noting and Drafting competition for Gazetted Officers of A & N Administration will be organized on Sept 4 in the Conference Hall, Secretariat.
Hindi typing competition for employees of A & N Administration will be organized on Sept 7 at Hindi Typing Training Centre, Secretariat and Hindi Noting and Drafting competitions for the employees of A & N Administration will be organized on Sept 8 at Tagore Govt. College of Education, Port Blair.
Similarly, Elocution competition for the students studying in class 9th and 10th of Senior Secondary School located at Headquarter area will be organized on Sept 9 in the conference Hall of New Annex building, Secretariat, Port Blair, while elocution competition for the students studying class 11th and 12th of Senior Secondary School located at Headquarter area will be organized on Sept 10 in the conference hall of New Annex building, Secretariat, Port Blair.
Self composed poetry recitation programme for College students will be organized on Sept 11 in the Conference Hall of New Annex building, Secretariat, Port Blair and Documentary Films on ‘Hindi’ The Official & link language of India will be screened in rural areas from Sept 1-15, 2015.
The message of the Lt. Governor on ‘Hindi Day’ will be published in the local print media on Sept 14 and the Directorate of Information and Publicity of the Administration will publish a “Hindi day special supplement” in the Hindi daily “Dweep Samachar”.
Quotes of National Leaders about Official Language Hindi will be published by the Administration on the bottom of the English Daily – ‘The Daily Telegrams’ and the Hindi Daily – ‘Dweep Samachar’ during Hindi Fortnight from 01 to 15th September, 2015. All Govt. offices and Educational Institutions will celebrate ‘Hindi day’ on 14th September, 2015, an official release.
