3. Index 1. Official Language Policy of Govt. of India 2 2.
Administrative Terminology 3. Financial Terminology 4.
Administrative Expressions 5. General Expressions 6. Notings
written by the officers 7. Notings written by the subordinates 8.
Departments ) Works ) - Non-works 9. Designations 10. Technical
Terms pertaining to Steel Industry
4. Official Language Policy of Govt. of India ( Important
provisions) 3 1. 1.1 | (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0) | 1.2 , , |
1.3 () , () , | 2. 2.1 | | 2.2 , , - 1963, 1976 - , |
51. Handly : -, Hand operated : Hand over : , Handshake :
Handwriting : Harassment : , Harbour : Hard and fast rules : Hard
cash : Hardship allowance : Hardware : , Hardworking : , Haulage :
, Hawker : Hazard : Hazardous occupation : , Head : , , , ,
Headnote : Head of Department : Head office : Head of revenue : -
Headquarters : Health certificate : Health resort : , Healthy
impact : Hearing : Hearsay : -, Hearse van : Heavy equipment :
50
52. Heavy industry : Heavy vehicle : Heir : Heir apparent : ,
Heirless : Held in abeyance : Held up : Henceforth : , Herbicide :
Hereafter : , Hereby : , Hereditary : , , Here in before : , , 51
Hereunder : , Herewith : Heritage : , Hierarchy : , , Higher
authority : Higher education : Highest bid : High flieror flyer :
() High-grade : High handedness : , High income group : High level
: High level decision : High lighter : Highlights : ,
53. 52 Highly paid job : , Highly placed : , High priority :
High taxation : Highway : , Hill allowance : , Hill station : ,
Hindi version : , Hindrance : , Hire : Hire charges : Hiring : ,
Hiring and firing : - History sheet : Hoarding : , , Hold (office)
: () Hold back : Hold good : , Holder : Holding : , Hold over : , ,
Holiday : Holiday home : Holograph : Homage : Home industry :
54. Home town : Homicide : Honorarium : Honorary : Honorific
prefix : - Honoris causa : Honours : , , () Horizontal
communication : Horticulture : Hospitality : , Host : , Hostel : ,
, Hostile : , , Hours of employment : , House rent allowance : -
House tax : Housing complex : Hue and cry : Humane : , ,
Humanitarian grounds : Human resources : Humiliation : , Hutment :
Hunger strike : , Hygiene : , , Hypothecation : , () 53
64. Keynote address : , Kickback : Kidnapping : , Kin :
Kindergarden teache r : Kind perusal : Kith and kin : , Knock off :
Know-how : , Knowingly : Knowledgeable : , Knowledge and belief : L
Laboratory : Labour : , Labour charges : Labour dispute : Labourer
: Labour laws : , Labour organisation : , Labour room : Labour
turnover : Labour union : Labour welfare : , Ladder : , Landed cost
: 63 Landless labourer :
65. Land mark : Landowner : - Land reclamation : Land reforms :
Land revenue : -, Land settlement : , Land use change : Lapse : , ,
Last date : Lastly : , : Last payment : Late attendance : - Late
payment : Lateral relations : Latest : , Latitude : , Laudable :
Launch : , Laundry allowance : Lavatory : Lawful : Lawsuite :
Laxity : Lay before : , 64 Layoff : Layout : , Leading article :
Leaflet :
73. Mutual : Muster roll : N Negative reply : Name plate :
Narrative appraisal : Nascent industry : National : , National
Language : Nationalisation : Nationality : Nation building : Native
: , , Natural : , Nature of job, Nature of work : Necessary :
Needful : , Neglect : Negligible : Negotiation : Neighbouring state
: Nepotism : -, - Net : , , Net amount : , Net assets : , Net
income : Net investment : Net loss : , , 72
74. Net receipt : Net total : Net value : Net weight : , Net
work : , , - Neutral : Neutrality : News : News agency : News
bulletin : News letter : , Newspaper : , News reader : News-reel :
- News sheet : Next of kin : Night duty : Nil report : No admission
: , No-confidence motion : No-confidence vote : No-delay call :
No-demand certificate : (=no dues certificate) ( ) No-interest
account : Nominal cost : Nominate : Nomination : Nominee : 73
77. Occupation : Occupy : , 76 Occurrence : , Octroi duty : Off
duty : , Offensive : , , , , Offer of appointment : Office bearer :
Office copy : , Office maintenance : Office manual : Office
memorandum : Office Order : Official : , Official benches :
Official business : Official communication : Officialdom :
Officialese : Official gallery : Officially : , Officiating : Off
the job training : Off the record : , Okay (o.k.) : ,
78. Oldage pension : Ombudsman : , Omission : , On call : -
Onerous : , One sided : On line : , On the job training : Onus : ,
Open day : , Open system : Open advertisement : Open session : Open
space : Open University : , Operating costs : Operation : , , 77
Operation immediate : Operative : , Opinion : , Opportune moment :
Opportunity : Opposition : , Optimum utilisation : Option : Oral :
, Order : , Order of appointment :
79. Order of precedence : - Order of reservation : - Ordinance
: Organisation : Organised sector : Organisational structure : ,
Organisation theory : Organising committee : Oriental : Orientation
: , Oriented : , Original : , , , Original cost : Original deed :
Orphanage : Ostencible : Otherwise : Outbreak : , , Outfit
allowance : Out-going file : , Outlet : , , Out of date : , Out of
order : , , Out of pocket (expenses) : , Out of turn : Out post :
Output : , , Outright purchase : Out source : 78
128. Figures : Financial legislation : - obligation : - year :
- statement : Fine : Fiscal : Fixation (pay) : Foreign Exchange :
Forgery : Freight : - paid : - to be paid : Fresh Receipt : Fund :
- benevolent fund : - provident fund : Govt. provident fund : Govt.
Securities : Grant : - Preliminary grant : - Recurring grant : -
Supplementary grant : Grant in aid : Major head : Malafides :
Marginal adjustment : Minimum : , Misappropriation : 127
129. Miscellaneous : Mortgage : , Mortgager : Motor car
allowance : Paid up capital : Pay : Pay bill : Payable : Payee :
Payer : Pecuniary : Penalty : Pension : Pensionable : Pensionary
charges : Pensioner : Per annum : , Percent : Piece wages : Premium
: Printing & Stationery : Promissory Note : , Proxy : 128
130. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPRESSIONS Above given : , Above mentioned
: , Abovesaid : A brief note is placed below : A brief summary of
the case : is placed below Acceded to : Acceptable proposal :
Acceptance in principal : Acceptance is awaited : Accepted for
payment : Accepted on trial basis : Access, to have : Accord
approval to... : .... (=accord sanction to ...) .... Accordingly :
According to the rules in vogue : According to : According to
convenience : According to order : , According to rule : According
to seniority : Accountancy expenses : Accumulated balance : ,
Acknowledgement has already : 129 been sent A
131. Acknowledgement is awaited : Acknowledgement of receipt :
Acknowledge receipt : , Acting in good faith : Acting in official
capacity : Action at once please : Action has already been : taken
in the matter Action has not yet been : 130 initiated Action is
required to be taken : early Action is underway : Action may be
taken : accordingly Action may be taken as : proposed Act of honour
(=acceptance for honour) : , Act of misconduct : Action proposed to
be taken : Adequate reasons : Administrative approval may : be
obtained Admission with permission : Advance arrangements are
necessary : Advance copy : Adverse comments :
132. Advice awaited : Advise accordingly : Advise against : ,
Advise further development : After adequate consideration : After
consultation with : After discussion : - After perusal : 131
Against public interest : Agenda is sent herewith : Age of
superannuation : , Agreed to : A list is placed below : A list of
cases disposed of : is placed below All concerned should note :
Alphabetical list : A matter of extreme urgency : Amendment of
rules : Amounting to : , Apart from this : , Appear for interview :
Appended herewith : Applicable to : ...... Application has not been
: made in proper form
133. Apply to : , 132 , Approval may be accorded : Approved as
proposed : Arrangements are being made to ensure timely :
submission of report As above : As against : As already pointed out
: As a matter of fact : , As a matter of right : , As amended : As
and when : As an exceptional case : As a result of : As a rule : As
compared with : As decided to : , As directed : As early as
possible : As far as may be : As far as permissible : As far as
possible : As far as practicable : As in force for the time being :
As is where is : As laid down : As may be necessary : ,
134. As may be specified : 133 As modified : , As nearly as
possible : As modified : As per details given below : As per extant
orders : As per instructions : As proposed : As recommended : , As
recommended by : As regards : ... As required : As required under
the rules : As soon as possible : As spoken : Assumption of charge
: As the case may be : As verbally instructed : At source :
Attached herewith : Attend in person : Attention is invited to :
Attested true copy : At the helm of affairs : , At the instance of
: ,
135. At sixes and sevens : Authorised and revised : Awaiting
approval : Awaiting decision : Awaiting orders : B Background of
the case : Back to work : Backward reference : Balance at credit :
Balance available : Balance in hand : Balancing of resources : Ban
on creation of posts : Ban on future promotion : Barred by
limitation : - Basic scale of pay : Basis for admitting the awards
: Beat the record : , 134 Before the effective date of : govt.
order Beg to state : Behind schedule : Benefit of death gratuity :
Benefit of doubt : Best price obtainable : Beyond the said period :
Beyond reasonable doubt :
136. Bill of payment : Bill outstanding : Bills for signature,
please : C 135 Bills have been drawn : Both days inclusive : Brief
note is placed below : Bring into notice : Bring into operation : ,
Brought forward (b/f) : Budget provision exists : By all means : ,
By any means : By authority of : By command (of) : By dishonest
means : By hand : By no means : , By order (of) : By registered
post : , By return of post : By virtue of : , By virtue of office :
, Call for an explanation : Calling of documents : Carried down :
Carried forward : Carry out :
137. Carry over : Case has been closed : Cases for disposal :
Case under investigation : - 136 Ceased to be payable : Certificate
by the competent : - authority is required Charged expenditure :
Charge handed over : Checked and found correct : Circulate and then
file : Circumstances, under the : Cited above : Close on the heels
: Close shave : - Collection of arrears : Come into force : , Come
into operation : Commutation of pension : Competent authoritys :
sanction is necessary Concluding remark : Conclusive and final :
Concurrence of the finance : branch is necessary Consequent upon
:
138. Consolidated report may be : D 137 finished Continue in
office : Copy enclosed : Copy enclosed for ready : reference Copy
forwarded for information/: / necessary action Copy of the letter
referred to : above is sent herewith Corrections and alterations :
Correspondence resting with : ( ) (or ending with) Date and time of
receipt : Date of issue : , Date of maturity Day to day
administrative work : Dead lock : Dead wood : , Death benefit : ,
Debarred from service : Decategorisation : , , Decision is awaited
: Deduction at source : Deems fit :
139. Delay in disposal : / Delay regretted : Delay should be
avoided : , 138 Delegation of finance powers : Departmental action
is in : progress Departmental investigation : - Departmental
negligence : Deputation of officers on : short-term contract
Detailed enquiry : , Detention in custody : Discharge certificate :
Discrepancy may be reconciled : Discretionary power :
Discriminatory measures : Disposal of cases : Disregarding the
facts : Do the needful : Draft, as amended, may be : / issued Draft
as amended is put up : Draft for approval :
140. Draft reply is put up for : approval Duly authenticated :
Duly complied : Duly filled in : During the course of discussion:
During the period : E Early action in the matter is : requested
Early orders are solicited : Effective steps should be taken : to
clear the arrears Empowered to sanction : Erroneous grant of
pension : Errors and omissions : Errors in verification :
Examination of the case : Exigencies of administrative : work
Expedite action : Expedite submission of report : 139 Explanation
may be called for : Ex-post facto sanction : , Extension of leave :
Extension of posts :
141. F Facilities are not available : Failing which : Final
concurrence is accorded : Fix a date for the meeting : For action :
For advice : For and against : For and on behalf of : For approval
: , For charitable purpose : For comments : For compliance : For
concurrence, please : For consideration : For disposal : For early
compliance : For favourable action : For favour of doing the
needful : 140 - For favour of necessary action : For favour of
orders : For further action : For guidance : For information : ,
For information and guidance : Form and content : For onward
transmission : For perusal :
142. For perusal and return : For ready reference : For remarks
: For signature : For such action as may be : G H 141 necessary For
sympathetic consideration : For the present : For the time being :
Fringe benefit : From time to time : - Funds are available within :
sanctioned budget Furnishing of documents : Further communication
will : follow Give details : Give effect to : Give top priority to
this work : Governed by the rules : Gradation of confidential :
reports Grant of special pay : Habitual defaulter : Half-yearly
return : Has been dealt with suitably :
143. Has no comments to make : ... Having regard to : I 142
Here-in after : , Here-in before : , Highly objectionable : His
request is in order : Hold in abeyance : Hold lien on post : Hold
over : , I am desired to say : I am directed to : I am directed to
state that : I authorise you : I beg to submit : If approved, a
letter will be sent : on the above lines If deemed fit : I fully
agree with the office note : I have been directed to inform :
you/request you/ask you / / I have the honour to say : Impulsive
action :
144. In absence of information : In accordance with : In
acknowledging receipt of : ... In addition to : In advance : In
anticipation of : In anticipation of your approval: In any special
case : In as much as : In camera : In compatibility : , In
compliance with : 143 In confirmation of : In conformity with : In
connection with : In consequence of : , In consideration of : In
consultation of : In continuation of : , In continuation of this
office : .... letter no. In contravention of : In course of
business : In course of time : In discharge of duties : In
duplicate : , In favour of : ,