Timeline of key events related to the official language policy in India.
Key aspects of the official language policy in India.
Timeline of key events related to the official language policy in India.
Key aspects of the official language policy in India.
Constituent Assembly debates on official language.
Article 343 declares Hindi as the official language of the Union.
Official Languages Act allows continued use of English.
Anti-Hindi agitations in South India.
Amendment to the Official Languages Act.
National Policy on Education emphasizes the three-language formula.
National Translation Mission established.
Debate on making Hindi a national language.
Government promotes use of technology for translation.
Controversy over Gujarati notification in Palghar.
Part XVII (Articles 343-351)
Continued use of English
22 Languages
Linguistic tensions
Constituent Assembly debates on official language.
Article 343 declares Hindi as the official language of the Union.
Official Languages Act allows continued use of English.
Anti-Hindi agitations in South India.
Amendment to the Official Languages Act.
National Policy on Education emphasizes the three-language formula.
National Translation Mission established.
Debate on making Hindi a national language.
Government promotes use of technology for translation.
Controversy over Gujarati notification in Palghar.
Part XVII (Articles 343-351)
Continued use of English
22 Languages
Linguistic tensions
Article 343(1) states that the official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script.
Article 343(2) allowed for the continued use of English for all official purposes of the Union for a period of 15 years from the commencement of the Constitution.
The Official Languages Act, 1963 allowed for the continued use of English indefinitely.
Article 344 provides for the constitution of a Commission and Committee of Parliament on Official Language.
The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution lists 22 official languages.
States have the freedom to adopt their own official language(s).
Communication between the Union and a State, and between States, can be in the official language of the State.
The three-language formula aims to promote multilingualism and national integration.
Timeline of key events related to the official language policy in India.
The official language issue has been a sensitive topic in India since independence, reflecting the country's linguistic diversity.
Key aspects of the official language policy in India.
Official Language
Article 343(1) states that the official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script.
Article 343(2) allowed for the continued use of English for all official purposes of the Union for a period of 15 years from the commencement of the Constitution.
The Official Languages Act, 1963 allowed for the continued use of English indefinitely.
Article 344 provides for the constitution of a Commission and Committee of Parliament on Official Language.
The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution lists 22 official languages.
States have the freedom to adopt their own official language(s).
Communication between the Union and a State, and between States, can be in the official language of the State.
The three-language formula aims to promote multilingualism and national integration.
Timeline of key events related to the official language policy in India.
The official language issue has been a sensitive topic in India since independence, reflecting the country's linguistic diversity.
Key aspects of the official language policy in India.
Official Language
