Regional Official Language Conference in Jaipur
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | Joint Regional Official Language Conference |
| Location | Jaipur |
| Organizer | Official Language Department of the Home Ministry |
| Participants | 3000 participants from Central Government offices, Nationalized Banks, Public Sector Undertakings, and Town Official Language Implementation Committees |
| Objective | Promote the use of Hindi in government departments |
| Recognition | Best-performing institutions honored for promoting Hindi usage |
| About Hindi | Indo-Aryan language, spoken mainly in the Indian subcontinent |
| Official Status | Official language of India (Article 343 of the Indian Constitution) |
| Global Ranking | Third most widely spoken language globally |
| UNESCO Recognition | One of the ten official languages of the UNESCO General Conference |
| History | Evolved from Sanskrit, influenced by Persian, Arabic, and English |
| Script | Devanagari (11 vowels, 33 consonants) |
| Dialects | Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Braj, Haryanvi, Marwari, etc. |
| Geographic Spread | Spoken in India, Nepal, Pakistan, Malaysia, Thailand, Fiji, etc. |
| Constitutional Recognition | Listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages in the Eighth Schedule |