Art, Culture and Language Department 
Functions of Art, Culture and Language Department :-
The Art, Culture and Language Department, being the Administrative Department controls & coordinates the activities of various language Academies, Dr. Goswami Girdhari Lal Shastri Prachya Vidya Prastishthanam, Sahitya Kala Parishad, Archives Department and Archaeology Department. It also processes & sanctions the grant-in-aid to these autonomous bodies and Departments.
The Department through its Language Academies, Dr. Goswami Girdhari Lal Shastri Prachya Vidya Pratishthanam & Sahitya Kala Parishad has been organizing a series of literary and cultural programmes.
The Department through its Punjabi Academy has been running 42 composite libraries and through Hindi Academy has been running 13 Hindi Prasar Kendra (हिन्दी प्रसार केंद्र), 2 Hindi Ashulipi evam Tankan Prashikshan Kendra (हिन्दी आशुलिपि एवं टंकण प्रशिक्षण केंद्र).
Implementation of “The Delhi Official languages Act – 2000”.
To increase the progressive use of Hindi in the Departments of Govt. of NCT of Delhi.
Conduct of various Hindi competitions.
Promotion of official language and second official languages.
Implementation of Various Schemes.
Through Archives Department - Survey, acquisition and proper preservation of cultural heritage of Delhi in the shape of documents, manuscripts, rare books, maps and others records/materials for the administrative use as well as for historical research purposes through Delhi Archives. It also provides centralization, proper housing, preservation, maintenance and servicing of all 25 years old records of permanent nature belonging to offices/departments of Government of NCT of Delhi.
Through Archaeology Department - Conservation and protection of lesser known monuments of local importance which are other than those of national importance under the jurisdiction of Archaeological Survey of India, Govt. of India & have no significant history attached to them in a phased manner under the provisions of its DAHMASR Act,2004