<span style="color: #222222;">Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra said that Hindi is not competing or opposed to regional languages. He said that Hindi is a language that is easily understood by the people of India and some oppose it only for political reasons. He was presiding over the Regional Official Language Conference in Thiruvananthapuram organised by Department of Official Languages. He said that in fact Hindi is India's own language and is the sister of other regional Indian languages.<br />''<br />''The minister said that the Department of Official Languages has created and developed a memory-based translation system called 'Kantasth' which increased the speed and quality of translation in government offices. This tool includes about 22 lakh sentences. Usability has increased further as more new features have now been added, including Neural Machine Translation. The Minister said that the Department itself is strengthening Hindi through e-Mahasabdakosh and other technological means.<br />''<br />''Addressing the programme, Kerala Governor Arif Muhammad Khan said that India is a land of pluralism. He said that India is rich in thousands of languages, including dialects.<br />''<br />''Department of Official Languages Secretary Smt. Anshuli Arya, Principal Accountant General Smt Sudharmini, DOL Joint Secretary Mrs. Meenakshi Jolly among others were present on the occasion.<br />''<br />''The Governor presented awards to central government offices, banks and institutions for excellent performance in the language of administration in various categories.</span><br />