Part XVII: Official Language
Articles 343–351
- Article 343 Official language of the Union1\) The official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script. The form of numerals to be used…
- Article 344 Commission and Committee of Parliament on official language(1) The President shall, at the expiration of five years from the commencement of this Constitution and…
- Regional Languages
- Article 345 Official language or languages of a StateSubject to the provisions of articles 346 and 347, the Legislature of a State may by law adopt any one or…
- Article 346 Official language for communication between one State and another or between a State and the UnionThe language for the time being authorised for use in the Union for official purposes shall be the official…
- Article 347 Special provision relating to language spoken by a section of the population of a StateOn a demand being made in that behalf the President may, if he is satisfied that a substantial proportion of…
- Language of the Supreme Court, High Courts, etc.
- Article 348 Language to be used in the Supreme Court and in the High Courts and for Acts, Bills, etc(1) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this Part, until Parliament by law otherwise…
- Article 349 Special procedure for enactment of certain laws relating to languageDuring the period of fifteen years from the commencement of this Constitution, no Bill or amendment making…
- Special Directives
- Article 350 Language to be used in representations for redress of grievancesEvery person shall be entitled to submit a representation for the redress of any grievance to any officer or…
- Article 350A Facilities for instruction in mother-tongue at primary stageIt shall be the endeavour of every State and of every local authority within the State to provide adequate…
- Article 350B Special Officer for linguistic minorities(1) There shall be a Special Officer for linguistic minorities to be appointed by the President. (2) It…
- Article 351 Directive for development of the Hindi languageIt shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language, to develop it so that it may…