The Hindi fortnight held by NTPC, Korba concluded with ‘Rajbhasha’ award ceremony on the occasion of Hindi Divas here. NTPC General Manager Prakash Tiwari was the chief guest of the ceremony. Addressing the gathering of officers and employees on the occasion, Tiwari said that Hindi is a language of communication of thoughts and feelings.
He said that like a big river which accommodates small rivers in its way and moves ahead, Hindi too has been accommodating a number of languages and dialects in it with time. Tiwari appealed for use of simple and easy Hindi in the office.
The winners of different contests, organized since September 1 during the Hindi fortnight, were felicitated on the occasion. General Manager Prakash Tiwari, General Manager (Fuel Management) Anand Khalatkar and General Manager (Maintenance) Suprakash Mukherjee distributed prizes among the winners.
Earlier in the programme, the messages of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and NTPC Chairman and Managing Director Arup Roy Choudhury for Hindi Divas was read on the occasion. A Hindi signature contest and quiz was also held on the occasion. The Rajbhasha section gave a presentation on different activities undertaken during the fortnight. Different competitions on general knowledge, Hindi essay, Hindi slogan writing etc. were organised for the employees during the fortnight.
Senior officers, HRD team, nodal Hindi officer and members of employees association besides winners and employees were present in the award ceremony.