Languages with legal status in India
Languages designated official status by the Constitution of India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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As per the Constitution of India, Hindi in Devanagari script is designated as the official language.[2] English is designated as an additional official language.[3] As of 2024[update], 22 languages have been classified as recognised languages under the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India.[4] There is no designated national language of India.[5]
While the constitution was adopted in 1950, article 343 declared that Hindi would be the official language and English would serve as an additional official language for a period not exceeding 15 years.[6] Article 344(1) defined a set of 14 regional languages which were represented in the Official Languages Commission. The commission was to suggest steps to be taken to progressively promote the use of Hindi as the official language of the country.[3] The Official Languages Act, 1963 which came into effect on 26 January 1965, made provision for the continuation of English as an official language alongside Hindi.[7]