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What is the Official Language & National Language of India?
- Hindi in Devnagari Script & English are the Official languages of India mentioned in the Indian Constitution.
- There is no National Language specified in the Constitution.
- The States can specify their own language through the legislation.
- There are 22 Official Languages recognised in the country.Official languages are used for the communication purposes of state & Central Government, Judiciary, Parliamentary Proceedings.
List of Statewise Official Languages:
Checkout 29 states of India and their languages
State | Official Language | Additional Official Language |
Andhra Pradesh | Telugu | |
Arunachal Pradesh | English | |
Assam | Assamese | Bengali in three districts of Barak Valley, Bodo in Bodoland Territorial Council |
Bihar | Hindi | Urdu |
Chattisgarh | Hindi | |
Goa | Konkani | Marathi |
Gujarat | Gujarati | Hindi |
Haryana | Hindi | English, Punjabi |
Himachal Pradesh | Hindi | |
Jammu & Kashmir | Urdu | |
Jharkhand | Hindi | Urdu |
Karnataka | Kannada | |
Kerala | Malayalam | |
Madhya Pradesh | Hindi | |
Maharashtra | Marathi | |
Manipur | Manipuri | English |
Meghalaya | English | Khasi & Gharo |
Mizoram` | Mizo | English & Hindi |
Nagaland | English | |
Odisha | Odia | |
Punjab | Punjabi | |
Rajasthan | Hindi | |
Sikkim | Nepali | |
Tamil Nadu | Tamil | |
Telangana | Telugu | Urdu |
Tripura | Bengali, English, Kokborok | |
Uttar Pradesh | Hindi | Urdu |
Uttarakhand | Hindi | Sanskrit |
West Bengal | Bengali | Nepali in Darjeeling & Kurseong Subdivisions, Hindi, Odia, Santhali, Urdu, Punjabi, Kamtapuri, Rajbanshi, Kurmali |
Official Languages of Union Territories:
Union Territory | Official Language | Additional Official Languages |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Hindi & English | Bengali |
Chandigarh | English | |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Gujarathi, Marathi & Hindi | |
Daman & Diu | Gujarathi, Konkani, Marathi | |
Delhi | Hindi | Punjabi, English & Urdu |
Lakshadweep | Malayalam, Mahl, English | |
Puducherry | French, Tamil, English | Telugu, Malayalam |
List of Scheduled Languages of India:
8th Schedule of the constitution consists of 22 languages & these 22 languages are called Scheduled Languages. Scheduled languages are entitled for the representation on Official Languages Commission.The Govt is obliged to develop the scheduled language, work for its enrichment & make it an effective means of communication. Additionally the candidate appearing for a public service examination can answer the paper in any scheduled language. 14 languages were initially included in the constitution,Sindhi is added through 21st Constitutional Ammendment Act in 1967 , Konkani, Manipuri & Nepali are added through the 71st Constitutional Ammendment Act in 1992 & Bodo, Dogri, Maithili & Santhali are added through 92nd Constitutional Ammendment Act in 2003.
Language | States Speaking the Language |
Assamese | Assam, Arunachal Pradesh |
Bengali | West Bengal, Tripura, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar, Jharkhand |
Bodo | Assam |
Dogri | Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab |
Gujarathi | Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu |
Hindi | Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Bihar, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Chandigarh, Chattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, J&K, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal |
Kannada | Karnataka |
Kashmiri | Jammu & Kashmir |
Konkani | Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala ( The Konkani coast ) |
Maithili | Bihar, Jharkhand |
Malayalam | Kerala, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
Manipuri | Manipur |
Marathi | Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu |
Nepali | Sikkim, Darjeeling & Uttarakhand & some parts of North-east India |
Odia | Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal |
Punjabi | Chandigarh, Punjab, Delhi, West Bengal |
Sanskrit | Uttarakhand |
Santhali | Jharkhand, Assam, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Mizoram, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal |
Sindhi | Sindh (in Pakistan) |
Tamil | Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar islands, Puducherry |
Telugu | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry & Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
Urdu | J&K, Telangana, Jharkhand, Delhi, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |