Urdu: Ministry, Mohalla and Market While outrage over removing Urdu knowledge as a mandatory requirement for revenue administrators is completely justified, it appears misplaced -- the change has not been notified. However, the issuance of a stakeholder consultation notice is enough to raise suspicions and spark insecurity. Especially after the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020, ended Urdu’s status as the sole official language by adding Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi, and English alongside it.