TOLIC (Undertaking), Visakhapatnam Wins Third Prize at Regional Official Language Award

The Town Official Language Implementation Committee (TOLIC) (Undertaking), Visakhapatnam, has been awarded the Third Prize in the Regional Official Language Award by the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. The award was presented during the Regional Joint Official Language Conference of Southern and Southern-Western States, organized by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) at Mysore, Karnataka, on January 4, 2025. The award for the year 2023-24 was presented by the Honble Governor of Bihar, Dr. Arif Mohammad Khan, in the presence of Sri Nityanand Rai, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Sri Yaduveer Chamraj, Honble MP, Mysore, Smt. Ansuli Arya, IAS, Secretary, Department of Official Language, MoHA, and other dignitaries. Dr. Lalan Kumar, Member Secretary of TOLIC (Undertaking) and GM (Rajbhasha & Hospitality) at RINL, received the award and the appreciation certificate. The Chairman of TOLIC (Undertaking)-Visakhapatnam and CMD (additional charge), RINL, Sri Ajit Kumar Saxena, along with Dr. Suresh Chandra Pandey, Director (Personnel), RINL, congratulated the member offices (PSUs) for receiving national recognition for the fifth consecutive year. TOLIC (Undertaking), Visakhapatnam, has been recognized as a Special Committee by the Department of Official Language, MoHA, for its focused efforts in both training and implementation of the official language. The committee consists of 34 PSUs, including HPCL, NTPC, Bharat Dynamics Ltd., Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., NMDC, MMTC, MSTC, the Indian Institute of Management, Visakhapatnam Port Authority, BHEL, and the Airport Authority of India Ltd., among others.