West Bengal’s Chief Minister announced Tuesday that Bengali will become mandatory for all official state government communications beginning September 1, formalizing the language’s status in administrative use across the state.
Under the announcement, state departments and offices will be required to conduct official correspondence in Bengali, a move the government has framed as a step to promote the language and strengthen its position in day-to-day governance.
The decision follows similar moves by other state governments in India to elevate regional languages in official use. Details on how the mandate will apply to communication with non-Bengali speaking residents were not immediately specified.
The policy is set to take effect at the start of September, giving state departments roughly six weeks to prepare for the transition.
The announcement adds Bengali to the small set of Indian state languages formally mandated for government correspondence, a shift likely to require additional training and translation resources within state departments before the September 1 deadline.
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