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Which Schedule of the Indian Constitution contains the list of recognized languages?
Seventh
Eighth
Ninth
Tenth
Eighth
The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists the officially recognized languages of India. Originally, it included 14 languages, but through subsequent constitutional amendments, this number has increased to the current total of 22 languages.
The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists the officially recognized languages of India. Originally, it included 14 languages, but through subsequent constitutional amendments, this number has increased to the current total of 22 languages.
The Eighth Schedule is governed by Articles 344(1) and 351 of the Indian Constitution, which deal with the composition of a commission for official languages and the development of the Hindi language, respectively.
The 21st Amendment Act, 1967 added Sindhi to the list.
The 71st Amendment Act, 1992 added Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali.
The 92nd Amendment Act, 2003 added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali.
English is not included in the Eighth Schedule, despite being an official language of the Union.
Seventh Schedule: Contains the division of powers between the Union, States, and Concurrent lists.
Ninth Schedule: Added by the 1st Amendment Act, 1951, to protect laws related to land reforms from judicial review.
Tenth Schedule: Commonly known as the Anti-Defection Law, added by the 52nd Amendment Act, 1985.
The 22 languages are: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
B is correct тАФ The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution enshrines 22 languages recognized for official use.
When studying Schedules, memorize the 'Tears of Old PM' mnemonic to remember all 12 schedules in order: Territories, Emoluments, Affirmations, Rajya Sabha, Scheduled Areas, Tribes, Other areas, Federal structure (Languages), etc.
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