Part XVII of the Indian constitution deals with the Official language and is divided into four chapters which are as follows
Chapter I - Language of the Union (343 & 344)
Chapter II- Regional Language (345,346 & 347)
Chapter III - Language of the supreme Court and High Court,Etc (348 & 349)
Chapter IV- 350,350A,350B ,351)
Chapter II- Regional Language (345,346 & 347)
Chapter III - Language of the supreme Court and High Court,Etc (348 & 349)
Chapter IV- 350,350A,350B ,351)
I will explain to you all the significant contents of each chapter which are important in examination perspective.
==>> CHAPTER I LANGUAGE OF THE UNION
1) Official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari Script
2)Form of numerals used for official purposes of the union shall be international form of Indian numerals.
3)The provision for the establishment of a commission and a committee in official language is given under Article 344.
4)The PRESIDENT shall constitute a commission by order which shall consist a Chairman and other members representing the languages specified in the EIGHTH SCHEDULE.
5)There shall be a Committee whose duty shall be to examine the recommendation of the commission made to the President
6)The committee shall consist of 30 members (20 members of the Lok Sabha and 10 from the council of states).
2)Form of numerals used for official purposes of the union shall be international form of Indian numerals.
3)The provision for the establishment of a commission and a committee in official language is given under Article 344.
4)The PRESIDENT shall constitute a commission by order which shall consist a Chairman and other members representing the languages specified in the EIGHTH SCHEDULE.
5)There shall be a Committee whose duty shall be to examine the recommendation of the commission made to the President
6)The committee shall consist of 30 members (20 members of the Lok Sabha and 10 from the council of states).
=>> CHAPTER II REGIONAL LANGUAGE
The official language or the languages of the state shall be as the state legislature adopts (Article 345)
==>LANGUAGE OF THE SUPREME COURT OR HIGH COURT, ETC
1)English Language shall be used in Supreme Court and High Courts (Article 348)
2)Governor of a state with a previous sanction of PRESIDENT authorise the use of Hindi language, or any other language for the official purposes of the state, in proceedings in the High Court.
2)Governor of a state with a previous sanction of PRESIDENT authorise the use of Hindi language, or any other language for the official purposes of the state, in proceedings in the High Court.
==>> Special Directives
1)The language to be used in the redress of grievances shall be the language used therein.(Article 350)
2)Facilities for instruction in mother tongue at primary stage of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups shall be the endeavor of state and every local authority within state.(Article 350A)
3)The PRESIDENT shall appoint a special linguistic officer who shall investigate all matters relating to safeguard provided for linguistic minorities (Article 350B)
4)It shall be the duty of the union to develop, promote and spread Hindi Language and to draw vocabulary primarily on Sanskrit and secondarily on other languages (Article 351)
2)Facilities for instruction in mother tongue at primary stage of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups shall be the endeavor of state and every local authority within state.(Article 350A)
3)The PRESIDENT shall appoint a special linguistic officer who shall investigate all matters relating to safeguard provided for linguistic minorities (Article 350B)
4)It shall be the duty of the union to develop, promote and spread Hindi Language and to draw vocabulary primarily on Sanskrit and secondarily on other languages (Article 351)
If anybody happens to put forward a question "What is the official language of India "? You know the answer. There is no official language in India, we only have an official language of the Union which is Hindi in Devanagari script.
Maitreyi
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