UP Govt to remove Urdu-Persian words from all official papers

Sub-Registrar of UP Government will not have to take Urdu exam to be retained on the job

1908 AD law made by the British will be changed

Laxmanpuri / Lucknow (UP) – India’s secularists have got yet another reason to lash out at the Yogi Adityanath regime in Uttar Pradesh. That is why this is a welcome decision by the Yogi Government. Sub-Registrars in the State will no longer have to take the Urdu exam called ‘Urdu Imla’ because the use of Urdu-Persian words in Government work will be banned.

Hitherto Sub-Registrars had to pass an Urdu examination which is of 2 years duration to be retained in State Government jobs; but Yogi Adityanath led Government has decided to abolish the British-made law that has been in place since 1908. This law of British is called ‘Registration Act’. Under this Act, Urdu and Persian words were greatly encouraged in Government affairs.

Words such as rakba, bainama, rahan, sakin, khurd, which even the common people will not understand, are being used excessively in Government’s official paperwork. Government sources have said that ordinary Hindi words will now replace these Urdu and Persian words. Urdu examination is compulsory for Sub-Registrars who are selected through Public Service Commission Examination; but now due to this decision taken by the Government, there will not be a need to give this exam. Under this course one had to learn writing, speaking, grammar and translation of texts written in Urdu language. The Government is now going to change all this by using the latest technology.

Urdu and Persian words are used excessively in these areas –

While registering wealth and estate in Taluka offices
In the petitions to be filed in the Court of law
In the complaints / First Information Report (FIR) filed in the Police station

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