On the basis of the recommendation of the parliamentary committee constituted under Article 344 (4) of the Constitution of India, a presidential order was issued so as to constitute Official Language (Legislative) Commission at the Central level. In the
pursuance of the said order, the Central Official Language (Legislative) Commission was constituted in the year 1961.
Henceforth, the Ministry of Law, Government of India was entrusted with the responsibility of completing necessary preparatory measures for translating central laws. It was also entrusted with the task of planning and implementing the entire programme relating to translation of Central Laws.
The Ministry was also made responsible for the preparation of Legal Terminology and glossary for facilitating switchover from English to Hindi and other Indian Languages,
At that stage, It was decided that the translation of Central laws into Regional Languages should be done at the Central level in close collaboration with the appropriate agencies at the State level.
For this, the Central Government agreed to beak all the expenses of the translation, printing and publication of the Central Acts in Regional Languages. The Official Languages Act, 1963 (Act No. 19 of 1963) was enacted on 10th May 1963 and came into force on the 26th day of January, 1965.
This Act to provide for the languages which may be used for the official purposes of the Union, for transaction of business in parliament, for Central and State Acts and for certain purposes in High Courts.
Their is a Official Languages (use for official purpose of the Union) Rules, 1976.