<p data-path-to-node="7">The <b data-path-to-node="7" data-index-in-node="35">Town Official Language Implementation Committee (TOLIC / NARAKAS)</b> of Kandla, functioning under the administrative stewardship of <b data-path-to-node="7" data-index-in-node="164">Deendayal Port Authority (DPA)</b>, has been conferred the <b data-path-to-node="7" data-index-in-node="219">NARAKAS Encouragement Award</b> by the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.</p><p data-path-to-node="8">The national honor recognizes the committee's sustained initiatives in progressively implementing the union's official language policy across central government establishments, public sector undertakings (PSUs), autonomous bodies, and nationalized banks situated across the Gandhidham–Kandla maritime-industrial cluster. By organizing regular technical workshops, inter-organizational reviews, bilingual documentation drives, and statutory compliance audits, the Kandla committee has set a benchmark for administrative integration within major port jurisdictions.</p><h3 data-path-to-node="10">Key Operational Highlights &amp; Administrative Milestones</h3><ul data-path-to-node="11"><li><p data-path-to-node="11,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="11,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Excellence in Statutory Language Compliance:</b> The committee was evaluated on its rigorous adherence to the annual program guidelines issued by the Department of Official Language, monitoring official correspondence, bilingual electronic communication, and document digitalization in Hindi.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="11,1,0"><b data-path-to-node="11,1,0" data-index-in-node="0">Anchor Role of Deendayal Port Authority:</b> Operating under the chairmanship of DPA’s senior leadership, the port authority provides institutional, infrastructural, and secretariat support to coordinate language implementation across more than two dozen regional public sector member offices.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="11,2,0"><b data-path-to-node="11,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">Fostering Public Sector Coordination:</b> Kandla NARAKAS conducts half-yearly monitoring assemblies, multi-tier training modules for non-Hindi-speaking personnel, and specialized terminology workshops tailored to maritime logistics, port operations, and customs administration.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="11,3,0"><b data-path-to-node="11,3,0" data-index-in-node="0">National Recognition Platform:</b> The award highlights the port town's role in advancing administrative transparency and linguistic inclusion, celebrating member institutions that exceeded procedural targets in daily official workflows.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="11,4,0"><b data-path-to-node="11,4,0" data-index-in-node="0">Driving Digital and Hindi IT Tools:</b> The committee actively promotes the adoption of speech-to-text tools, Unicode software deployment, and Hindi-enabled digital port systems to streamline administrative documentation across coastal logistics desks.</p></li></ul>