Context: The recent litigation over the language in which the Draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Noti?cation 2020 should be published has brought attention to the issue of o?cial languages used by the Central Government.
Issue involved: The trigger for this debate has been litigation by citizens, who protested against the publication of the draft EIA noti?cation in only English and Hindi, on the grounds that such a policy excludes a large number of Indians who do not speak Hindi or English from participating in the public consultation process.
Language Politics in India:
Arguments given by the Centre for the No need of translation:
Arguments favouring the translation:
Way Forward: