With the introduction of six new languages, the translation services are now available in 16 languages in the Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran objected to the Lok Sabha Speaker’s announcement.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday announced the extension of translation services to six new languages in Parliament, including Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Urdu, and Sanskrit.

Addressing the House, Birla said that previously, translation services were available in 10 languages—Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu—along with Hindi and English.

“Now, we have included six more languages—Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Urdu, and Sanskrit. Additionally, as human resources become available, we are working to provide simultaneous translations in 16 more languages,” he said.

“India’s parliamentary system is a democratic framework that offers translations in multiple languages. When I discussed at the global level that we are making efforts to provide translation services in 22 languages in India, it was widely appreciated on international platforms”, the Speaker highlighted.

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Source: DD News