Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan has greeted the people of the state on Hindi Diwas. He said that the state government is committed to respect Hindi. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said in his tweet today on “National Hindi Day” that this day is synonymous with special and unequaled pride. Mother language is a strong basis for progress. Any person can express his thoughts best in his own language. There is a policy to promote Hindi in the state. This has been implemented seriously.
Hindi University an important step
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that Madhya Pradesh is a Hindi language dominated state. Madhya Pradesh is the only state among the Hindi states of the country which established Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University. Established in Bhopal in the year 2011, the formal foundation stone of this university was laid in the year 2013. The first teaching session started with 60 students. In the year 2017-18 the student population increased to approximately 500. Currently this number is more than 800. Many courses are offered in the university. Study centers are also operated in many cities of the state. Through this university, work has been done to increase Hindi skills among the students. Here all the teaching methods and research are done in Hindi.
Medical and engineering education also in Hindi
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that now English language should not become an obstacle in the path of children’s dreams in Madhya Pradesh, hence an initiative has been taken to start the system of medical and engineering education in Madhya Pradesh in Hindi.
World Hindi Conference and promotion of Hindi
World Hindi Conference was organized in Madhya Pradesh in 2015 in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs. Hindi lovers from many nations were present in the 10th World Hindi Conference at Lal Parade Ground, Bhopal. Citizens, teachers and students were benefited by the lectures of expert speakers. Efforts have always been made to encourage work in Hindi at the government level. Hindi servants are also rewarded and honored by the Culture Department. Madhya Pradesh naturally has a tradition of maximum use of Hindi. Madhya Pradesh is continuously active in increasing the popularity of the national language while maintaining the prestige of Hindi.