Directorate Of Official Language

Introduction :

The Directorate of Official Language was established by Government of Goa in the year 2004 with responsibilities to implement the Official Language Act 1987 and implement schemes for development of languages prevalent in the State.

As per the Government policy this Directorate adopted Konkani as the Official Language of then Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu and accordingly the Goa, Daman and Diu Official Language Act, 1987 (Act 5 of 1987) was enacted in pursuance of section 34 of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 (Central Act 20 of 1963). Official Language Act, 1987 provides that Konkani shall be the Official Language where as, Marathi shall be used for all or any of the official purposes. On 20.8.1992 Parliament of India by effecting the 78th amendment to the Constitution of India, Konkani has been included in VIII Schedule of Constitution of India.

Objectives :

Implementation of Official Language Act 1987 and notifications issued under this Act.
Implementation of the Language policy of State Government.
To initiate the measures for maximum use of Official Language in Administration as well as other fields of knowledge.
To impart training by introducing schemes or by way of workshop, seminars, etc.
To impart training in Devnagari for computer typing, so that employees will be familiar with replies in Konkani, Marathi & Hindi.

Services Rendered by Directorate of Official Language :

1.Translation of various types of documents received from other Government Departments such as Developmental schemes, Invitation cards, LAQ’s, Election manuals, Press notes, Citizen Charters, Court Matters, Acts and Rules, etc. into Konkani/Marathi/Hindi/Portuguese and vice-versa
Imparting training of Konkani Language to all Government employees at Taluka level including All India Service Officers posted in Goa, so as to facilitate them to use Konkani Language for Administrative purposes
Devnagari Computer Typing training to the clerical staff is also a part of above training programme
Preparation of various Terminologies in different subjects such as Administrative, Legal, Legislative, Folk-Lore (Lokved), Economics-Finance, Medicines, Granthalaya Paribhshik Utaraval Kosh, Education, Press Media, Glossary/Dictionary of Literary terms, Glossary of Environmental Science, Medical Science and Awareness, Terminology of Trees, etc. in Konkani Language
Implementation of various schemes for the effective implementation of Official Language and other Languages.
Organizing Workshops, Seminars on translation, copy editing, proof reading, vetting, etc. for the effective implementation of Official Language and other Languages.
Release of recurring Grants to Goa Konkani Akademi and Goa Marathi Akademy for the development of Konkani and Marathi languages respectively.
Grant-in-aid to Dalgado Konknni Akademi, Konkani Bhasha Mandal & All India Konkani Parishad for their activities in the field of promotion of concerned languages.
To make all Government Websites multilingual (Konkani, Marathi, English etc.).
Translation of various assembly matters in Konkani and Marathi. Also assistance to the office of the Speaker for the Legislative business in Konkani.
Translation of various Name Boards, Nomenclature, Signages, etc. in Konkani and Marathi.
To constitute a Panel of Private Translators to enable Government Departments, Public Sector undertakings, Corporations, other organizations etc. to outsource the Translation from English to Konkani, English to Marathi, English to Hindi, English to Portuguese and vice versa.