Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday addressed a function held at Mumbai in the official language of the country, Hindi.
According to reports, Rajan was addressing the 'Rajbhasha Shield' awards for 2012-13 given to the banking sector stakeholders Thursday evening at the RBI HQs in Mumbai.
"It has become an integral part of customer service to work in Hindi in the changing economic scenario. That is the reason the RBI is always with you for promoting Hindi and other vernacular languages," he said.
While addressing the same function in 2013, Rajan had promised that he would address the next function in Hindi, which was held today.
"Hindi and other languages in the country are like a bridge between the banker and the customer. This is the reason private banks are also using Hindi, although the Rajbhasha policy is not applicable to them," Rajan said in Hindi.
Rajan, who took over as the Governor of the Reserve Bank in September 2013, had spent most of his life outside India. However, he seemed to be as ease addressing the meet in Hindi.
With PTI Inputs
