Hindi should be the language of science, justice, and police: Amit Shah

Hindi Diwas is being celebrated across the country on Sunday, September 14. It was on this day in 1949 that the Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the official language of the country. Today, Hindi is one of the widely spoken languages in the world and the first language of more than 520 million people. On the occasion of Hindi Diwas, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said  that Hindi should not only be a medium of communication and official work but also the cornerstone of technology, science, justice, and police administration. Addressing the Fifth All India Official Language Conference in Gandhinagar, Shah said, “When all work is carried out in Indian  languages, it automatically strengthens the connect with the masses.” He added that Hindi should not remain confined to official work and communication but its scope must be expanded. “Hindi should be the language of science, technology, law, justice, and police,” he said. The Home Minister invited Chief Ministers of all states to write to the Union Home Ministry in their mother tongues and assured them that he would reply in the same language.Urging parents to encourage their children to learn in their mother tongue, Shah remarked, “Children lose about 30 per cent of their learning capacity if they are forced to acquire knowledge in another language.” He also described Sanskrit as the fountainhead of Indian knowledge and credited Hindi for carrying this knowledge to every household.

संस्कृत ने ज्ञान की गंगा दी, हिंदी सहित सभी भारतीय भाषाओं ने उसे जन-जन तक पहुँचाया। pic.twitter.com/TmxnSRNz3x

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) September 14, 2025

Addressing the event, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said Hindi Diwas is not just a one-day celebration, but it is a day of resolution to preserve, respect and promote our languages.

हिंदी दिवस केवल एक दिन का उत्सव नहीं है, बल्कि यह हमारी भाषाओं के संरक्षण, सम्मान और संवर्धन के संकल्प का दिवस है। pic.twitter.com/N6hUwr5SxX

— Bhupendra Patel (@Bhupendrapbjp) September 14, 2025

Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun ram Meghwal was also presented. Hindi, the official language, has completed 76 years, while the Department of Official Language has marked 50 years since its establishment. Shah said the department has played a remarkable role in making Hindi the language of the people and of public consciousness. More than 7,000 officials from various departments of the Central Government participated in the two-day Sammelan.

(State Correspondent)