NEW DELHI: Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, on Wednesday, highlighted the Ministry of Home Affairs' efforts to promote Hindi, ensuring compliance with constitutional provisions and accelerating its use in official work, in line with the Official Language Resolution of 1968.

Rai stated, "The Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs is striving to ensure compliance with the constitutional and legal provisions and to accelerate the progressive use of Hindi in the official work of the union."

He said, "In accordance with the official Language Resolution, 1968 the Department of Official Language issues an annual programme every year for the use and promotion of Rajbhasha Hindi in various Ministries and Departments of the Government of India, setting targets for the progressive use of Rajbhasha Hindi"