The Maharashtra government issued a notification on Tuesday saying it wants all central government offices in the state to use Marathi for official communication, along with Hindi and English. The state Marathi language department issued a circular requesting heads of all central government agencies in the state to use Marathi for official purposes. “The state government has noticed that the central government offices in the state are not using Marathi language effectively along with English and Hindi. The state government is also receiving instructions from elected representatives and general public regarding inclusion of Marathi language in the examinations for railway, post, banks and other offices of the central government. In order to make central government employees proficient in Marathi, the state has suggested conducting workshops and training programs.

Source: Hindustan Times December 06, 2017 18:11 UTC