The use of Hindi in internet and mobile services has increased manifold and this would be helpful in providing efficient administration, said President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday, speaking on the occasion of Hindi Divas at a function held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
The President also presented the Rajbhasha awards in various categories and said the Constitution provides that Hindi language should be developed in such a way that it should reflect India’s composite culture.
Hindi has therefore, been entrusted with a very important role, he said, pointing out that the language is helpful in enabling government policies and schemes to reach the people. For democracy to be progressive, the use of Hindi language and regional languages will have to be increased he pointed out.
These Rajbhasha awards were instituted by the Rajbhasha Vibhag, Ministry of Home Affairs to recognise the contribution of Ministries, Departments and Nationalised Banks etc. in the field of Hindi.
