Constitutional Provisions Related to The 8th Schedule
- The Constitution’s articles 344 (1) and 351 contain the clauses that deal with the 8th Schedule.
- Five years after the Constitution’s inception, Article 344 (1) calls for the President to appoint a Commission.
- According to Article 351 of the Constitution, the Union has a responsibility to advance Hindi’s use and development so that it can serve as a vehicle for all aspects of India’s composite culture.
- It is also responsible for ensuring Hindi’s enrichment by incorporating, without compromising the language’s genius, the forms, styles, and expressions used in Hindustani and other Indian languages.
The 92nd Amendment of the Indian Constitution
India has a democratic government and its own Constitution. It also has a diverse linguistic population. Many of them are designated as the nation’s official languages. Languages are covered in Articles 344 (1) and 351 of the Indian Constitution. These are a part of the 8th schedule, which supports 22 languages. The State Legislature may, subject to the provisions of articles 346 and 347, adopt Hindi or any of the languages already in use in the State as the language or languages to be used for all or some of the State’s official functions.