Official language Awards and Incentives - Latest - December, 2025

 

                            Official Language Awards and Incentives

Sr. No.                     Categories

1.            For doing work in Hindi.
2.            For Hindi Training.
3.            For participating in Hindi competitions

       4.              For Skill writing in Hindi.

 

                      Awards for doing work in Hindi.

 

1. Individual Cash Award Scheme (Rly. Bd. Award) : for doing upto 

75% work in Hindi-by-Hindi speaking staff & 

50%work by non-Hindi speaking staff. 

(Total Awards - 134, SCR Quota - 8) 

Clerical to SG Officer: Each 3,000/- & Certificate.

 

2. GM’s Individual Cash Award: (Clerical to JAG) for doing maximum & Commendable work in Hindi.

10 Officers (2,000/- Each) & 30 employees (Each 1,800/-) & Certificate.

 

3. Collective Cash Award (to 3 departments):

Ist Prize: Rs. 12,000 /- (2,000/- x 6 employees)

IInd Prize: Rs. 8,000 /- (1,600/- x 5 employees)

IIIrd Prize : Rs. 6,000 /- (1,200/- x 5 employees)

 

6.1 Kamalapathi Tripathi Rajbhasha Gold Medal (10,000/-)

6.2 Rail Mantri Rajbhasha Silver medal : 8,000/-

           30 SAG/HAG officers

 

7. Honorarium for various Hindi works

7.1 Stenographers

(for taking shorthand in Hindi of 5 pages daily) 240/- pm

7.2 Typists 

(for Typing of 5 pages daily) 160/- pm

7.3 Hindi Librarian

(for working as part-time Hindi Librarian) 1000/- pm

7.4 Hindi dealing clerk

(For working as Hindi Co-ordinating Clerk @ stations/ offices) 600/- pm

Hindi Training Schedules Target for completion of Hindi Training - 2035
Sr. No.	Type of Course	Normal Duration	Intensive (Short term Courses)	Correspondence
1	Prabodh (Kannada, Tamil, Malyalam, Telugu, Mizo, Manipuri or English)	January to May (05 Months) & July to November (05 Months)	25 Full days	01 Year
2	Praveen (Marathi, Gujrati, Bangla, Assamese, Oriya, Nepali, Sindhi, Dogri, Bodo, Maithili, Santhali)		20 Full days	01 Year
3	Pragya (Urdu, Punjabi, Pusto, Kashmiri)		15 Full days	01 Year
4	Parangat (Refresher Like) (Focus of Practice)		20 Full days	- -
5	Hindi Stenography	(12 Months (Feb to Jan), Daily 01 Hour	80 Full days	- -
6	Hindi Typing	Feb to July (06 Months, daily 01 Hour)	40 Full days	06 Months

Cash Awards on passing Hindi Exams (Revised Amount from 01 July 2025
Category	Compulsory Training Courses for those who have not studied Hindi			Parangat (Only for Pragya Candidates, Just like Refresher Course)
	Prabodh (Vth Class)	Praveen (VIIIth Class)	Pragya (Xth Class)
More than 55%	1000/- (400/-)	1500/- (600/-)	2000/- (800/-)	4,000/-
More than 60%	2000/- (800/-)	3000/- (1200/-)	4000/- (1600/-)	7,000/-
More than 70%	4000/- (1600/-)	4500/- (1800/-)	6000/- (2400/-)	10,000/-

 

Cash Awards on passing Hindi Typing and Stenography Exams (Revised Amount)
Typing	Stenography	Amount
More than 90%	More than 88%	2000/- (800/-)
More than 95%	More than 92%	4000/- (1600/-)
More than 97%	More than 95%	6000/- (2400/-)

 

Lumpsum Awards on passing Hindi Exams (Revised Amount)
Prabodh	3500/- (1600/-)			Hindi Stenography	7500/- (3000/-)
Praveen	4000/- (1500/-)
Pragya	6000/- (2400/-)			Hindi Typing	4000/- (1600/-)
Personnel Pay (Increment) on passing Hindi exams: An amount equal to one increment for 12 months on passing Prabodh/Praveen / Pragya/ Hindi Typing exams. For Stenographers - personal pay equal in amount to two increments for the first 12 months and one for the next 12 months on passing Hindi Stenography examination.

 

Essay, Elocution, Noting & Drafting Comp. (10 % Bonus marks to Non-Hindi Speakers)
Prize	Zonal Level	Board level
1st Prize	2500/- (1 Prize)	5,000/- (1 Prize)
2nd Prize	2000/- (1 Prize)	4,000/- (1 Prize)
3rd Prize	1500/- (1 Prize)	3,000/- (1 Prize)
Consolation Prize	1000/- (3 Prizes)	2,500/- (5 Prizes)

 

Rail Minister Hindi Essay Competition (for Railway Employees on Railway Subject)
Prize	Gazetted	Non Gazetted
Ist	Rs. 6,000/-	Rs. 6,000/-
IInd	Rs. 4,000/-	Rs. 4,000/-

 

Rail Yatra Vritant Puraskar:  To improve the facilities in trains and in railway premises, all citizens can participate by sharing their experiences or suggestions in Hindi.
Ist Prize (1)	10,000/-
IInd Prize (1)	8,000/-
IIIrd Prize (1)	6,000/-
Consolation Prize (5)	4,000/-

 

All India Rail Hindi Quiz Competition (from 28.11.2025)
Ist Prize (1)	6,000/-
IInd Prize (1)	4,500/-
IIIrd Prize (1)	3,000/-
Consolation Prize (1)	Certificate

 

Hindi Drama Competition Awards in 23 Categories @ Zonal Level & All India Railway Level.
Ist Prize (1)	5,000/-		Consolation Prizes (5)	2,000/-
IInd Prize (1)	4,000/-		Other categories (15)	1,000/-
IIIrd Prize (1)	3,000/-

 

1	Lal Bahadur Shastri Takniki Maulik Lekhan Award for writing original books on Technical subjects in Hindi by technical Staff of Railway.
2	Prem Chand Award - for Story/Drama/ Novel or prose.
3	Maithili Sharan Gupta Award - for Poetry Collection.

 

Awards for each scheme :
Prize (No.s of Prizes)	Amount
Ist Prize (1)	20,000/-
IInd Prize (1)	10,000/-
IIIrd Prize (1)	7,000/-

 

Sr. No.	Category	No. of Prizes	Amount
1	Science and Technical subjects - Engineering, Electronics, Computer Science, Physics, Biology, Energy, Space, Medicine, Chemical Science, Information Technology, Management & Psychology. Contemporary subjects - Liberalization, Globalization, Consumerism, Human Rights, Pollution.	1st Prize (1)	Rs. 2 Lakh
		2nd Prize (1)	Rs.1.25/Lakh
		3rd Prize (1)	Rs. 75,000/-
2	Legal Science, Police, Criminal Science Research and Police Administration.	1st Prize (1)	Rs.1.50/- Lakh
		2nd Prize (1)	Rs. 1.0 Lakh
3	Culture, Religion, Art, Heritage	1st Prize (1)	Rs.1.50/- Lakh
		2nd Prize (1)	Rs. 1.0 Lakh
4	Law	1st Prize (1)	Rs.1.50/- Lakh
		2nd Prize (1)	Rs. 1.0 Lakh

 

 

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Official Language Policy & Official Language Rules

Official Language policy

• 10% of the total marks of paper in LDCE or 70% exam must be set on official language policy

•  But answering question is not compulsory. 

• Answers to such questions can either be in Hindi or English.

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 on Official Language policy

http://www.rajbhasha.gov.in/en

1.      Compliance of Section 3 (3) of OL Act, 1963 i.e., the following documents have to be issued in bi-lingual form (Hindi & English) by all Central Government offices throughout the country.

a)      Resolutions

b)      General Orders (incl: circulars, reservation charts, notices & memoranda)

c)      Rules

d)     Notifications

e)      Administrative reports/press communiqué

f)       Administrative and other reports and official papers laid before Parliament

g)      Contracts & Agreements

h)      Licenses

i)        Permits

j)        Tender notice

k)      Tender form

2.      Compulsory training for acquiring working knowledge of Hindi - for non Hindi speaking employees ( Group C & above)

3.      Compulsory training in Hindi Typewriting & Stenography  -  staff working in respective fields

4.      Question papers for all Dept promotional exams (LDCE, 70% Exam etc) - should be in bi-lingual form

5.      10% of Total marks of paper either in General Knowledge or Professional ability must be set on OL policy.  But answering question is not compulsory.  Answer to such question can be either is in Hindi or English.

6.      Interviews - Option of Hindi should be given to candidates

7.      The following should be in bi-lingual.

a)      Rubber stamps

b)      Office seals

c)      Standard Forms

d)     Description on items of stationery/Sign boards/Name boards / Name badges

8.      International form of Indian Numerals i.e., 1,2,3.........9 ( Instead of Devanagari numerals i.e., १, २, ३....... ९ )  - should be used in official transactions.

9.      Letters received in Hindi   - Reply in Hindi only.

10.  Applications/appeals/representations given in English, but signed in Hindi - Reply should be in Hindi by administration.

11.  Computers & other electronic equipment - Purchased with bi-lingual facility only.

12.  Letters to State Govt offices located in A & B regions  - should be in Hindi.  In case the letter is English, it should have a Hindi translation also.

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Steps taken by Indian Railways - To promote the use of Rajbasha

1.      Imparting Hindi language training to the staff - to increase the use of Hindi in original correspondence & internal work.

2.      Increasing the use of Hindi medium for general training programme.

3.      Preparing various incentive schemes & doing developmental work.

4.      Provision of software application in computers for encouraging working in Hindi.

5.      Setting up of Hindi libraries.

6.      Conducting various Hindi competitions like Essay writing, Antyakshari, Quiz etc.

7.      Conducting Hindi Samaroh & awarding prizes to staff for doing exemplary work in Hindi.

8.      Operating Rajbasha shield scheme to encourage the units/Divisions in using Hindi.

9.      Conducting examinations like Prabodh/Praveen/Pragya/Parangat for staff. 

CHS - Central Hindi Samiti (informal called as KHS - Kendriya Hindi Samiti

∙         Apex body - implementation of Hindi as Official Language.

∙         Object:  for providing macro-level guidance in policy formulation and for overseeing the implementation of policy decisions by ensuring inter-Ministerial and inter-Departmental coordination for the implementation of Official Language Policy, the Official Language being Hindi.

∙       Chairperson - Prime Minister,  Vice Chairman - Home Minister 

∙   Members -  Total 41  -  Includes Minister of State for Home, 6 Central Ministers,  6 Chief Ministers (two each from Regions ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ respectively) , MPs, Senior Officials and Hindi experts

Administrative Control - • Functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs through Department of Official Language (DOL)

Purpose / Objective: To advise on policy matters for promotion and progressive use of Hindi and To guide implementation of Official Language Policy at the national level

Major Functions

• Reviews overall progress of Hindi in Central Government
• Recommends policy measures to strengthen Hindi usage
• Advises on training, terminology, and public communication in Hindi
• Encourages Hindi in administration, education, and public life
• Coordinates efforts of Ministries, States, and institutions

Advisory body  -  Provides policy direction; does not implement day-to-day work

Tidbits - Official Language policy

✔  Article 343(1) of Constitution of India  -  Hindi in Devanagari script is the Official Language.  (Dev - God,  Nagari  - Town) . As per Section 3 of OL Act 1963 and the Schedule read with Article 343 of the Constitution:

✔  Numerals - International form of Indian Numerals like 1,2,3.........9  (Instead of Devanagari numerals i.e., १, २, ३....... ९)

✔  Language used in Supreme Court  - English

✔  8th Schedule of Constitution  - 22 languages are recognized as Official languages.

✔  Official Language Act - 1963  (as amended in 1967)

✔  Official Language Rules - 1976  - Applicable to entire India

✔  Letters received in Hindi to be answered in Hindi  - 100 %

✔  14th September - Hindi Diwas -  on this day in 1949, Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi as Official Language.   

✔  Rule No. 6 of Official Language Rules, 1976  -  It shall be the responsibility of the persons signing such documents to ensure the same are made, executed or issued in bi-lingual.   It is one of the items of the Parliamentary committee on OL. 

✔ Rule No. 12 - Implementation of OL - Responsibility lies in the Administrative Head of Office.

Total number of Rules - 12

✔  CPOL -Committee of Parliament on Official Languages  - 30 members  ( LS -20,   RS-10)

✔  Representation may be submitted by the employee in Hindi.  If so, the reply should be in Hindi only. 

✔  Kendriya Hindi Samithi (KHS)  - Apex body  - Chairman is Prime Minister.

Regions A, B, & C – Section 8 of Official Language Act, 1963

Region	No of States & UTs
A	11
B	6
C	Rest of A & B

Region A  - 9 States & 2 UTs  

Remember BIMARU – Bihar, Jarkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand,  -  7 Staes

Remember  - H2  - Haryana & Himachal Pradesh – 2 States

New Delhi , Andaman Nicobar Islands – 2 UTs

Region B -  3 States & 3 UTs 

Remember Western India  - Gujarat, Maharashtra,  Dadra Nagar Haveli,  - 3 States & Uts

Punjab, Chandigarh,  Daman & Diu  - 3 States & UTs

Region C -  Sates and UTs other than those referred to in A & B Regions   

Official Language - Part 17  - Total Articles 9 (2+3+2+2)

Chapter	Article	Description
1	343	Official Language of the Union
	344	Official Language Commission
2	345	Official Language or Languages of the States - Can adopt one or more languages as Official Language
	346	Language for the time being authorized as Official Language will be used for communication between one State & Other State and between a State & the Union
	347	Special provision relating to language spoken by a Section of the population of a State
3	348	Official Language of Supreme Court and High Courts  (Acts, Bills, Ordinances, orders, regulations, and bye-laws issued under the Constitution shall be in the English language)
	349	Special Procedure for the enactment of laws relating to languages
4	350	Language to be used in the Representations for redressal of grievances by an Individual (citizen) - Any language can be used  (for Central Govt employees - Only English or Hindi)
	351	Development of Hindi Language - Directives

Section 3 (3) of OL Act 1963  - Bilingual  

 (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), both Hindi and the English language shall be used for–

 (i) resolutions, general orders, rules, notifications, administrative or other reports or press communiques issued or made by the Central Government or by a Ministry, Department or office thereof or by a corporation or company owned or controlled by the Central Government or by any office of such corporation or company;

(ii) administrative and other reports and official papers laid before a House or the Houses of Parliament;

(iii) contracts and agreements executed, and licenses, permits, notices and forms of tender issued, by or on behalf of the Central Government or any Ministry, Department or office thereof or by a corporation or company owned or controlled by the Central Government or by any office of such corporation or company.

Proficiency in Hindi - Rule 9 of OL Rules 1976
An employee shall be deemed to possess proficiency in Hindi if:-

• he has passed the Matriculation or any equivalent or higher examination with Hindi as the medium of examination ; or

• he has taken Hindi as an elective subject in the degree examination or any other examination equivalent to or higher than the degree examination; or

• he declares himself to possess proficiency in Hindi in the form annexed to these rules.

Working Knowledge  -  Hindi - Rule 10 of OL Rules 1976

A.    Passed 10th class or higher examination with Hindi as one of the subjects (2nd or 3rd)

B.     Passed Pragya examination conducted under  Hindi Teaching scheme. 

C.     If He/She declares himself/herself to have such knowledge in the form annexed to these rules. 

Differences between Working Knowledge and Proficiency

Proficiency	Working Knowledge
Passing 10th class/Matriculation or any higher exam in Hindi Medium	Passing 10th Class/Matriculation or any higher exam with Hindi as one of the Subjects (Not medium)
Hindi as elective subject in Degree/Equivalent Exam or Higher exams	Passing Pragya / any other specified Examination under Hindi Teaching Scheme
Self declaration	Self Declaration
OL Rule No. 9	OL Rule No. 10
Comparatively  - Higher Standard	Comparatively – Lower Standard

Committee on Official Language  or 

CPOL -Committee of Parliament on Official Languages

• Constituted after 10 years from the date Section 3 of the Official Languages Act comes into force.
• Formed by a resolution of Parliament passed by both Houses.
• Resolution requires prior sanction of the President.

• Total Members: 30

• 20 from House of the People (Lok Sabha)
  
  

• 10 from Council of States (Rajya Sabha)
  
  

• Members are elected by Proportional Representation through Single Transferable Vote (STV) system.

• Main Function:

• To review the progress in the use of Hindi for official purposes of the Union.
  
  

• The Committee submits its report to the President.

• The President causes the report to be:

• Laid before both Houses of Parliament
  
  

• Sent to all State Governments
  
  

• After considering:

• Committee’s report
  
  

• Views of State Governments

• The President may issue directions based on the report. • Such directions must not contradict Section 3 of the OL Act, 1963