Thus, both attempts, through the Pahwa (1996) and Sitakant Mohapatra (2003) Committees to evolve such fixed criteria have not borne fruit. “As the evolution of dialects and languages is dynamic, influenced by socio eco-political developments, it is difficult to fix any criterion for languages, whether to distinguish them from dialects, or for inclusion in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India. Subsequently, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali were added in 2004.Īt present, there are increased demands for the inclusion of 38 more languages in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. Thereafter, three more languages- Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were included in 1992. Of these languages, 14 were initially included in the Indian Constitution.
Jammu & Kashmir, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh Schedules Languages of India: Areas where they are spoken and year of recognition S.No. These are- Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Bodo, Santhali, Maithili and Dogri. Later in 1950, the Constitution of India declared Hindi in the. The states of India were organized based on the common language spoken in each region, and while Hindi is the official language of the central government in India along with English, individual state legislatures can adopt any regional language as the official language of their state. Read- 10 Most Spoken Languages in India by Number of Speakers Scheduled Languages of IndiaĪs per the Eighth Schedule to the Indian Constitution, 22 languages have been granted the status of scheduled languages of India. On 14th September 1949 Hindi was adopted as the Official Language of the Union of India. It is an Act to provide for the languages which may be used for the official purpose of the Union of India, for the transaction of business in Parliament, for Central and State Acts and for a certain purpose in High Courts. The Official Languages Act, 1963, allowed for the continuation of English alongside Hindi in the Indian Government indefinitely until legislation is passed to change it.
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