ED's 'Pravartan Sandesh' wins Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar 2025-26 on Hindi Diwas
Synopsis
The Enforcement Directorate's Hindi journal 'Pravartan Sandesh' has won the Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar 2025-26 — Second Prize under Region A — at the Sixth All India Official Language Conference in Mumbai. Notably, its recent issues tackled terror financing and victim restitution, showing how a law-enforcement agency is using Hindi publishing to demystify high-stakes financial crime for a national audience.
Key Takeaways
ED 's Hindi journal 'Pravartan Sandesh' won the Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar 2025-26 (Second Prize, Region 'A') on 14 September 2026 .
The award was presented at the Sixth All India Official Language Conference in Mumbai , chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah .
Issue 9 (2025-26) focused on ED's Campaign against Terror Financing ; Issue 10 highlighted the agency's victim-centric enforcement approach.
The ED previously won third prize in the All India Hindi Short Film Making Competition on AI in 2024 .
The journal aims to present complex legal and investigative content in simple, accessible Hindi for wider public reach.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s Hindi journal 'Pravartan Sandesh' has been awarded the Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar 2025-26 (Second Prize, Region 'A') by the Department of Official Language under the Ministry of Home Affairs, according to an official statement on Monday, 14 September 2026. The recognition was conferred on the occasion of Hindi Diwas 2026, marking the ED's sustained push to communicate complex financial crime matters in accessible Hindi.
Award Ceremony and Key Officials
The Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar was formally presented by Ministers of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar and Nityanand Rai during the Sixth All India Official Language Conference, held in Mumbai. The event was chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
What 'Pravartan Sandesh' Covers
'Pravartan Sandesh' is the ED's in-house Hindi journal, designed to translate the agency's complex legal, financial, and investigative work into a language accessible to a wider audience. According to the official statement, the journal 'endeavours to present complex legal, financial and investigative subjects pertaining to the central probe agency's domain... in a simple, accessible and effective manner.'
The publication also aims to advance the progressive use of Hindi as the Official Language in day-to-day government operations — a goal central to the Rajbhasha mission of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Key Themes of Recent Issues
During 2025-26, Issue 9 of the journal was themed around 'ED's Campaign against Terror Financing', offering an in-depth look at the Directorate's interventions against terror-linked financial networks. It covered the broader dimensions of financial crime and national economic security.
Issue 10 carried the theme 'From Public Interest to National Interest: ED's Victim-Centric Actions and Relief', highlighting the agency's efforts in tracing and attaching Proceeds of Crime, facilitating the restoration of properties to victims, and advancing international cooperation in enforcement. The issue also covered transparency, extended justice, and the Viksit Bharat framework.
ED's Broader Hindi Promotion Track Record
This is not the agency's first national recognition in language promotion. The ED previously secured the third prize in the All India Hindi Short Film Making Competition on AI, organised by the Department of Official Language in 2024. Together, these recognitions reflect a sustained institutional effort to use creative formats in promoting Hindi within a technical enforcement context.
With the Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar now added to its tally, the ED's communications strategy appears to be gaining broader acknowledgement at the national level — setting a benchmark for other central investigative agencies.
Point of View
But the ED's Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar points to something more deliberate: a push to make the agency's often-opaque work — money laundering cases, terror financing probes, asset attachments — legible to Hindi-speaking citizens and officials. That the journal's recent issues centred on terror financing and victim restitution suggests a communications strategy that is increasingly public-facing, not merely compliance-driven. As the Centre intensifies its Rajbhasha push under the current administration, awards like this serve a dual function: recognising genuine effort and reinforcing the political priority of Hindi in federal institutions. The real measure, however, is whether such journals shift internal agency culture toward Hindi use in substantive legal work — not just in-house publications.
NationPress
15 Sept 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar won by the ED?
The Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar 2025-26 (Second Prize, Region 'A') is a national recognition awarded by the Department of Official Language under the Ministry of Home Affairs for outstanding promotion and use of Hindi as the Official Language. The ED's journal 'Pravartan Sandesh' received this award on 14 September 2026 at the Sixth All India Official Language Conference in Mumbai.
What is 'Pravartan Sandesh'?
'Pravartan Sandesh' is the Enforcement Directorate's in-house Hindi journal, which presents the agency's legal, financial, and investigative work in simple, accessible Hindi. It also covers Official Language-related activities and aims to promote the use of Hindi in government operations.
Where and when was the award ceremony held?
The award was presented on 14 September 2026 — Hindi Diwas — at the Sixth All India Official Language Conference in Mumbai. Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the event, and the prize was handed over by Ministers of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar and Nityanand Rai.
What topics did recent issues of 'Pravartan Sandesh' cover?
Issue 9 (2025-26) focused on the ED's campaign against terror financing, covering financial crime and national security dimensions. Issue 10 was themed around victim-centric enforcement, highlighting the tracing and attachment of Proceeds of Crime and the restoration of properties to victims, along with international cooperation.
Has the ED won similar recognition before?
Yes. The ED won third prize in the All India Hindi Short Film Making Competition on AI, organised by the Department of Official Language in 2024, reflecting its ongoing efforts to innovatively promote the use of Hindi within the agency.
