IRCTC website imposing Hindi on non-speakers: TN rail users’ association
New Delhi: 05.07.2018
An association of railway users has alleged that the new IRCTC website was imposing Hindi on non-Hindi speaking population of Tamil Nadu, accusing the catering and tourism arm of the Indian Railways of promoting Hindi through its ticket booking portal.
In a letter addressed to IRCTC as well as to the railway minister’s office, the Kanyakumari District Railway Users’ Association (KKDRUA) has alleged that the IRCTC’s new website, www.irctc.co.in, for Indian Railways ticket reservation is available in only two versions — Hindi and English — and no other regional languages.
“We found a lot of Hindi imposition in your IRCTC English version website service. If we type travel source and destination, options come in Hindi first then English. The Hindi version of the website is already available. Why impose Hindi script in the English version (of the) website? The Hindi-speaking people will book the ticket from Hindi version website,” the organisation president P Edward Jeni wrote in his letter.
Jeni further said the Official Languages Act, 1976 was not applicable to Tamil Nadu and the people of the state neither read, write or speak Hindi.
“May I request you to ensure that Hindi is not imposed on non-Hindi speaking Indians. You have got facility from the ministry of railways only for ticket reservation purpose. Your job is not to promote the Hindi language.” PTI
New Delhi: 05.07.2018
An association of railway users has alleged that the new IRCTC website was imposing Hindi on non-Hindi speaking population of Tamil Nadu, accusing the catering and tourism arm of the Indian Railways of promoting Hindi through its ticket booking portal.
In a letter addressed to IRCTC as well as to the railway minister’s office, the Kanyakumari District Railway Users’ Association (KKDRUA) has alleged that the IRCTC’s new website, www.irctc.co.in, for Indian Railways ticket reservation is available in only two versions — Hindi and English — and no other regional languages.
“We found a lot of Hindi imposition in your IRCTC English version website service. If we type travel source and destination, options come in Hindi first then English. The Hindi version of the website is already available. Why impose Hindi script in the English version (of the) website? The Hindi-speaking people will book the ticket from Hindi version website,” the organisation president P Edward Jeni wrote in his letter.
Jeni further said the Official Languages Act, 1976 was not applicable to Tamil Nadu and the people of the state neither read, write or speak Hindi.
“May I request you to ensure that Hindi is not imposed on non-Hindi speaking Indians. You have got facility from the ministry of railways only for ticket reservation purpose. Your job is not to promote the Hindi language.” PTI
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