Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Shivraj Patil on Tuesday assured to give due status to Punjabi language in the union territory of Chandigarh.
A group of leaders belonging to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) called on Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Shivraj Patil to discuss the issue. They demanded that there should be facilities for the students to learn Punjabi language and also learn other subjects in Punjabi in all the schools here.
On this, the officers of UT Administration present during the meeting said that in all schools of Chandigarh, students are allowed the facility of learning Punjabi and other subjects in Punjabi. The delegation was also assured that if any school did not have this facility, it will be provided.
The senior UT officials informed the delegation that the matter relating to the use of Punjabi language in Chandigarh is being dealt with seriously and in detail because this issue is raised time and again by the people, who are not fully conversant with it.
The delegation also raised the issue of recruitments for conductors in Chandigarh. Regarding this, the delegation was informed that any candidate who is matriculate and who is able to speak language used in the city and surrounding areas will be eligible to apply. And, in case there is any legal difficulty in this aspect this will be done away with.
The delegates were also assured that any difficulty in this respect encountered by any person will be looked into. The Administrator also asked the delegation to convey to people that ‘three language formula’ followed in the country will be followed in Chandigarh and any person wanting to use Punjabi will not face difficulty in doing so.