India is putting efforts to make Hindi as one of the official languages of the United Nations,the government informed Lok Sabha.

The external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha, that, “The government continues its efforts in popularizing Hindi worldwide and for the acceptance of Hindi as one of the UN official languages.”

“In this regard, one significant achievement has been the United Nations broadcasting its programmes on the UN Radio website in Hindi language also.”

Swaraj was not present in the House as she is undergoing medical treatment and has been away from action for the past few weeks.

Speaker Sumitra Mahajan took up the first question in the list during Question Hour. Ms. Swaraj said that, Indian leaders have delivered statements at the UN in Hindion several occasions.

A World Hindi Secretariat was also set up in Mauritius in 2008 to promote it as an international language, she added.

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