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With the
formation of Gujarat State in May, 1960,
Gujarati language and Hindi language
with Devnagri Script have been accepted
as official languages.
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Directorate of Languages has been set up
in August, 1960 to implement these
official languages.
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The head
of the office is the Director of
Languages.
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Non-Statutory literature is translated
in this office.
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Translation, Research, Training and
language related exams of the Government
employees are the main functions of this
office.
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Speeches
of Honorable Governor, Chief Minister &
Ministers, Finance Minister’s Budget
Speech, Annual and Five Year Plans,
Budget Publications, Manuals, Circulars,
Reports, Books-Booklets etc. are
translated in this office.
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Eleven Five
Year Plans, 87 manuals such as (1)
Bombay Contingent Expenditure Rules 1959
(2) Bombay Survey and Settlement manual
volume 1,2. (3) Manual of Election laws
etc. have been translated in the office
till today.
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This
office has prepared dictionaries,
glossaries, training related literature,
which is helpful in research work and
administration and they are reprinted.
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Till now,
the office has prepared books like
Trilingual Administrative Dictionary,
Gujarati-Gujarati Dictionary,
Gujarati-English dictionary, Bruhad
Vahivatee Paribhaasha Kosh, Dictionary
of Administrative Terminology,
Administrative Style of Writing etc.
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This
office has prepared thirty-four
glossaries and seventeen lexicons.
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Four
issues of quarterly magazine "Rajbhasha"
are published In a year in Gujarati and
Hindi.
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Four
exhibitions and seminars regarding
official language are organized in a
year.
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Training
classes for four days regarding Gujarati
language are organised at 10 districts
including Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad
during four times a year.
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497
classes have been organised till today.
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Classes of
Hindi language are organised at
Gandhinagar. Till now, 66 classes have
been organized where 915 trainees were
trained. Out of which, 806 trainees have
passed.
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English
classes are organized at Gandhinagar for
15 working days at four times a year.
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Till now,
73 classes of English language have been
organized where 1135 trainees have been
trained and 985 trainees have passed
post training examination.
