Urdu declared as second official language by Telangana state government

K Chandrashekar Rao, the Chief Minister of Telangana, has declared Urdu as the state’s second official language. Every office in the state will now have an Urdu speaking officer.
As per reports, the state government will appoint Urdu officers in all the offices over the next 60 days to receive petitions from public and reply them in Urdu. Apart from this, all competitive examinations will also be conducted in Urdu.

Topics: Chandrashekar • Indian culture • Indo-Aryan languages • Languages of India • States and union territories of India • Telangana • Urdu

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