Polity & Governance
Hindi Diwas and the Constitution's Official Language Provisions
On Hindi Diwas, a revision of Part XVII of the Constitution and the compromise that shaped India's language policy.
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Why is this in the news?
14 September is observed as Hindi Diwas. On this day in 1949, the Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi in the Devanagari script as the official language of the Union.
Constitutional provisions (Part XVII)
| Article | Provision |
|---|---|
| 343 | Hindi in Devanagari script is the official language of the Union |
| 344 | Commission and Committee of Parliament on official language |
| 345–347 | Official languages of States |
| 348 | Language of the Supreme Court, High Courts and legislation |
| 350A | Facilities for instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage |
| 351 | Directive for the development of the Hindi language |
The Official Languages Act, 1963 provided for the continued use of English alongside Hindi for official purposes of the Union.
TagsOfficial languagePart XVIISchedule 8
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