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Constitution · 22 entries

Languages of the Eighth Schedule

The 22 languages recognised in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, and when each was added.

LanguageAdded
Assamese1950
Bengali1950
Bodo2003 (92nd Amendment)
Dogri2003 (92nd Amendment)
Gujarati1950
Hindi1950
Kannada1950
Kashmiri1950
Konkani1992 (71st Amendment)
Maithili2003 (92nd Amendment)
Malayalam1950
Manipuri1992 (71st Amendment)
Marathi1950
Nepali1992 (71st Amendment)
Odia1950 (spelt Oriya until 2011)
Punjabi1950
Sanskrit1950
Santali2003 (92nd Amendment)
Sindhi1967 (21st Amendment)
Tamil1950
Telugu1950
Urdu1950

Fourteen languages were listed in 1950. English is not in the Eighth Schedule; Article 343 and the Official Languages Act, 1963 govern its use.

Sources

  1. Constitution of India (Legislative Department)

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