Union Home Minister Amit Shah marked Hindi Diwas on Saturday with a message emphasizing the importance of all Indian languages and announcing a new initiative to promote their use alongside Hindi.

In a post on X, Shah commemorated Hindi’s 75th year as an official language of India.

“All Indian languages are our pride and heritage, without enriching them we cannot move forward. Official language Hindi has an unbreakable relationship with every Indian language. This year Hindi has completed 75 years of public communication and national unity as the official language of the country. I am confident that by taking all Indian languages together, official language Hindi will continue to contribute towards realizing the resolution of a developed India,” Amit Shah posted in Hindi.

The Home Minister is set to inaugurate the ‘Bhartiya Bhasha Anubhag’ on Saturday. This new initiative aims to promote the use of Indian languages in conjunction with Hindi and foster better coordination among them. The launch will take place during the inaugural session of the official language Diamond Jubilee celebrations and the 4th All India Official Language Conference in New Delhi.

Keeping in view the intent of the Constitution and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s direction, a Home Ministry statement mentioned, the Department of Official Language of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had proposed to establish Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag with the objective of promoting the use of Indian languages along with Hindi and establishing better coordination between them.

Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and under the able guidance of Union Home Minister, the Official Language Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs has been organising Akhil Bharatiya Rajbhasha Sammelan every year since 2021, the statement said.

Hindi Diwas, observed on September 14th, commemorates the decision to adopt Hindi as one of India’s official languages.

(Inputs from ANI)