Department of Official Language
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The Department of Official Language is a division of the Indian government responsible for formulating and implementing policies related to the use and promotion of Hindi and other official languages in government functions.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T309046 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Official Language Context triple: [Ministry of Home Affairs, India, department, Department of Official Language]
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A.
Central Hindi Directorate
The Central Hindi Directorate is an Indian government body responsible for promoting, standardizing, and developing the Hindi language across the country.
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B.
Faculty of Foreign Languages
The Faculty of Foreign Languages is a specialized academic division of the University of Havana dedicated to the study and teaching of multiple foreign languages and related linguistic and cultural disciplines.
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C.
Secretariat of State
The Secretariat of State is the central governing body of the Holy See that coordinates the political and diplomatic activities of the Vatican and oversees the general affairs of the Roman Catholic Church’s central administration.
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D.
Dicastery for Legislative Texts
The Dicastery for Legislative Texts is the Vatican department responsible for interpreting and ensuring the correct application of canon law within the Catholic Church.
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E.
National Institute of Korean Language
The National Institute of Korean Language is South Korea’s official government body responsible for researching, standardizing, and promoting the Korean language.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Official Language Target entity description: The Department of Official Language is a division of the Indian government responsible for formulating and implementing policies related to the use and promotion of Hindi and other official languages in government functions.
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A.
Central Hindi Directorate
The Central Hindi Directorate is an Indian government body responsible for promoting, standardizing, and developing the Hindi language across the country.
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B.
Faculty of Foreign Languages
The Faculty of Foreign Languages is a specialized academic division of the University of Havana dedicated to the study and teaching of multiple foreign languages and related linguistic and cultural disciplines.
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C.
Secretariat of State
The Secretariat of State is the central governing body of the Holy See that coordinates the political and diplomatic activities of the Vatican and oversees the general affairs of the Roman Catholic Church’s central administration.
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D.
Dicastery for Legislative Texts
The Dicastery for Legislative Texts is the Vatican department responsible for interpreting and ensuring the correct application of canon law within the Catholic Church.
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E.
National Institute of Korean Language
The National Institute of Korean Language is South Korea’s official government body responsible for researching, standardizing, and promoting the Korean language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian government agency
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government department ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Department of Official Language
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surface form:
Department of Official Languages
Department of Official Language ⓘ
surface form:
Rajbhasha Vibhag
|
| appliesTo |
Union government offices
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central government departments ⓘ central public sector enterprises ⓘ nationalized banks ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
central government ministries
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nationalized banks ⓘ public sector undertakings ⓘ state governments ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| employerOf | Indian civil servants ⓘ |
| governs |
bilingual and trilingual forms in government documents
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use of Hindi in official communications of the Union ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
to encourage use of Hindi in government correspondence
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to ensure compliance with official language policy ⓘ to promote Hindi as official language of the Union ⓘ to support development of terminology in Hindi for official use ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New Delhi, India
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surface form:
New Delhi
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| jurisdiction | Government of India ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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Hindi ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Official Languages (Use for Official Purposes of the Union) Rules, 1976
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Official Languages Act, 1963 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Delhi ⓘ |
| oversees |
implementation of constitutional provisions on official language
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use of Hindi in central government offices ⓘ use of Hindi in nationalized banks ⓘ use of Hindi in public sector undertakings ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Ministry of Home Affairs, India
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surface form:
Ministry of Home Affairs
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| partOf |
Ministry of Home Affairs, India
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surface form:
Ministry of Home Affairs
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| policyArea |
Hindi language policy
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official languages of India ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
formulation of policies on official languages
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implementation of policies on official languages ⓘ monitoring implementation of Official Language Rules ⓘ monitoring implementation of Official Languages Act ⓘ progressive use of Hindi for official purposes ⓘ promotion of Hindi in government ⓘ promotion of other official languages in government ⓘ use of Hindi in official work of the Union ⓘ |
| sector |
language policy
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public administration ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Article 343 of the Constitution of India
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Constitution of India ⓘ |
| supervises | regional implementation offices for official language ⓘ |
| website | https://rajbhasha.gov.in ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Official Language Description of subject: The Department of Official Language is a division of the Indian government responsible for formulating and implementing policies related to the use and promotion of Hindi and other official languages in government functions.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
this entity surface form:
Rajbhasha Vibhag
this entity surface form:
Department of Official Languages
this entity surface form:
Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
Official Languages (Use for Official Purposes of the Union) Rules, 1976
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administeredBy
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Department of Official Language
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this entity surface form:
Department of Official Language (India)