New Delhi, Feb 26 (NationPress) Union Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda will lead the Hindi Advisory Committee within the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, focusing on enhancing the use of Hindi in official administrative functions, as confirmed by an official announcement on Thursday.

The reconstitution of the Committee sees Nadda appointed as its Chairman, reflecting a decision made by the Union government.

Minister of State Anupriya Patel has been designated as Vice-Chairperson of the Hindi Advisory Committee for the Ministry.

An official notice detailing this panel's reorganization has been published in the Gazette of India, as mentioned in the statement.

The newly established committee boasts significant representation from Parliament, including six Members of Parliament appointed to the panel.

From the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, four MPs have been nominated: Manoj Tigga (Lok Sabha, Alipurduar, West Bengal), Shashank Mani (Lok Sabha, Deoria, UP), S. Phangnon Konyak (Rajya Sabha, Nagaland), and Sanjay Jha (Rajya Sabha, Bihar), according to the statement.

Moreover, the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language has put forward two Lok Sabha MPs: Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah from Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, and Satpal Brahmachari from Sonipat, Haryana.

The panel is also composed of a diverse range of official and non-official members. This includes four members appointed by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, three members from the Home Ministry's Department of Official Language, and one representative each from the Vishwa Hindi Parishad and the Hindi Prachar Sabha in Hyderabad, as noted in the statement.

In total, the advisory committee consists of a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, 15 nominated members, and 37 official members.

The official members include the Secretaries from the three departments of the ministry: Fertilisers, Chemicals and Petrochemicals, and Pharmaceuticals.

An Additional or Joint Secretary from the Department of Fertilisers will serve as the Member Secretary for the committee.

The committee's primary role is to assess and recommend the progressive utilization of Hindi in the ministry's official administrative activities and its subordinate offices.

The committee is also responsible for ensuring adherence to constitutional mandates regarding official languages, policy directives from the Central Hindi Committee, the Official Languages Act, and instructions from the Department of Official Languages, Ministry of Home Affairs.

This Committee will generally operate under a three-year term from the date of its formation, although this duration may be adjusted in exceptional situations, according to the statement.

The membership of the nominated MPs will remain in effect as long as they serve in their parliamentary roles. Likewise, ex officio members will retain their positions on the committee as long as they hold their respective official appointments, as indicated in the statement.

In case of a vacancy due to resignation or death, the incoming member will only serve for the remainder of the original term.

While the committee is based in New Delhi, provisions allow for meetings to be held in various locations across the country, as outlined in the statement.