This story is from June 25, 2003

Punjabi, Urdu made official languages in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Punjabi and Urdu have become the second official language in the national capital of Delhi with President Abdul Kalam giving his assent to the Delhi Official Language Bill, 2000, home ministry sources said on Wednesday.
Punjabi, Urdu made official languages in Delhi
NEW DELHI: Punjabi and Urdu have become the second official language in the national capital of Delhi with President Abdul Kalam giving his assent to the Delhi Official Language Bill, 2000, home ministry sources said on Wednesday.
Delhi has a sizable number of Punjabi-speaking people and their cause was taken up by Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani.

The enacted Bill declares that Punjabi in Gurumukhi script and Urdu scripts will be the second official languages of Delhi for various official purposes. This would necessitate publishing translation of important government rules, regulations and gazette notifications and important government advertisements in Punjabi and Urdu.
Sources said this would also mean that government functionaries in the National Capital Territory will have to reply to applications and petitions made in Punjabi and Urdu in the same languages.
The enactment also provides that the proceedings of the Delhi Legislative Assembly will be recorded and issued simultaneously in Punjabi and Urdu, whenever required.
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