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Malayalam made mandatory for official use
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<span class="">Published:</span> 11th August 2016 05:00 AM
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<span class="">Last Updated:</span> 11th August 2016 05:00 AM
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<p>THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Administrative Reforms (Official Language)
Department has issued a circular asking the government department heads
to ensure that mother tongue is used as official medium. Department
Secretary K R Jyothilal said in the circular that the government has
already made it clear that Malayalam would be the official language. In
case of a necessity in preparing a file in English, the note related to
the file should be in Malayalam medium.</p><p>
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In the circular it has been pointed out that despite the long-pending
instructions to ensure that the official language should be Malayalam,
no department has been following the instructions. Department heads have
been asked to take steps to use Malayalam for official activities. If
officials fail to act, disciplinary action should be initiated against
them.<p>As per the circular, the translation cells in each
department should urgently translate the code, manual, substitutes and
forms into Malayalam. The same should be sent to the Official Language
Department in three months.</p><p>The name of the office, vehicles,
posts, office seals etc. should be in Malayalam. The Secretariat
departments, other departments, PSUs and semi-government / LSG
/Cooperative institutions should issue orders, circulars and other
communications in Malayalam. </p><p>The district-level official language
committee should be formed and its meeting should be convened from time
to time. The personnel register and attendance should be prepared in
Malayalam. The department heads have been asked to convene a meeting of
their employees in this regard and convey the directives in a serious
manner. The lapses on the part of the employees in implementing the
official language policy of the government would be examined in a proper
manner. <br></p><p><a href="http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Malayalam-made-mandatory-for-official-use/2016/08/11/article3573574.ece">http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Malayalam-made-mandatory-for-official-use/2016/08/11/article3573574.ece</a><br></p>
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