<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><h1 itemprop="headline">All products must have labels in Hindi, regional language, says committee set up by HRD Ministry in 2014</h1>
<h2 itemprop="description" class="">The panel was tasked by the HRD ministry to suggest ways to promote Indian languages.</h2>
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<div class="" id="storycenterbyline"> Written by <a href="http://indianexpress.com/profile/author/ritika-chopra/" class="" id="written_by1">Ritika Chopra</a>
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Updated: August 9, 2016 5:24 am</span>
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<p>ALL GOODS and products sold in the country, irrespective of where
they have been manufactured, may soon have labels and instructions in
Hindi and another regional language.</p>
<p>This recommendation is part of the report finalised by the 17-member
committee led by former JNU pro vice-chancellor Kapil Kapoor.</p>
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<p>According to committee members, who spoke to <a href="http://indianexpress.com/">The Indian Express</a>
on condition of anonymity, the report highlights the importance of
supporting Indian languages in commerce and trade and proposes that all
products should carry labels, instructions and any other relevant
information in Hindi, the language of the state it’s being sold in and,
optionally, in English.</p>
<p>If accepted by the government, this recommendation would apply to
brochures and operating manuals of all consumer goods including
medicines and electronic equipment such as mobile phones and laptops.
Currently, most products sold in India carry labels and instructions
only in English.</p>
<p>Kapoor did not wish to comment on the report until it is formally submitted to the ministry.</p>
<p>Justifying the proposal, a panel member said such a step would create
employment opportunity for translators. “Let’s not forget that most of
the trade in our country takes place in our languages. It’s mainly the
world of brands that we have to focus on. Many countries in the world do
this. Take Japan, for instance. The packaging, labels, brochures of all
their products are in their own language,” said the member.</p>
<p>The committee is also learnt to have recommended a three-language policy for Centre-State communication.</p>
<p>It has proposed that all correspondence between the union and state
governments should be in Hindi, the state’s language and, optionally, in
English. Currently, letters from the Centre to non-Hindi speaking
states are in English. In the case of Hindi-speaking states, the
communication from the Centre is in Hindi. If any letter is sent in
English, there has to be a Hindi translation.</p>
<p>The committee was set up by the HRD ministry on December 22, 2014.
Its broader brief included reviewing the three-language formula, advice
on use of international languages, examining the efficacy of the
government’s current initiatives for promotion of various languages
including tribal languages, suggesting ways for preservation and
restoration of extinct and near-extinct languages and drawing a roadmap
for protecting and promoting cultural and linguistic diversity.</p>
<p>Former Delhi University professor and all-India president of Sanskrit
Bharati Chand Kiran Saluja, IIT-BHU director Rajeev Sangal, IIM
Bangalore professor B Mahadevan, director of the Vivekanand Kendra
Institute of Culture, Guwahati, Deepak Kumar Barthakur and Tamil scholar
D Gnanasundaram are among the panel members.</p><p><a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/all-products-have-hindi-regional-language-label-promote-language-trade-commerce-hrd-ministry-jnu-2962895/">http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/all-products-have-hindi-regional-language-label-promote-language-trade-commerce-hrd-ministry-jnu-2962895/</a><br></p><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">**************************************<br>N.b.: Listing on the lgpolicy-list is merely intended as a service to its members<br>and implies neither approval, confirmation nor agreement by the owner or sponsor of the list as to the veracity of a message's contents. Members who disagree with a message are encouraged to post a rebuttal, and to write directly to the original sender of any offensive message. A copy of this may be forwarded to this list as well. (H. Schiffman, Moderator)<br><br>For more information about the lgpolicy-list, go to <a href="https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/" target="_blank">https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/</a><br>listinfo/lgpolicy-list<br>*******************************************</div>
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