Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has extended hearty greetings to the people of the State on Hindi Diwas. Chouhan said, “We take pride in our national language. Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and present Prime Minister Narendra Modi have enhanced its prestige by communicating in Hindi in the country and abroad. Hindi promotes emotional integration in the country. Hindi is the symbol of the country’s unity and integrity. It is an inseparable part of our culture.”
The Chief Minister said that he had written to the then Prime Minister to abolish compulsory paper of English in UPSC exams. Government of Narendra Modi has taken effective steps on the issue. It will definitely enhance prestige of Hindi.
Meanwhile, as per the schedule, Hindi Parv-2014 will be organised at Bhopal on September 14 under the joint aegis of Department of Culture and Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya. The programme will be held at Shaheed Bhavan here at 5 pm.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will be chief guest while Higher and Technical Education Minister Umashankar Gupta will preside over the programme. Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Surendra Patwa will be especially present. Principal Secretary Culture Manoj Shrivastava and Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya’s vice-chancellor Prof Mohanlal Chheepa will also be present.