The number of languages recognised by the Indian Constitution is | 22 |
As per Article 343(1) of the Indian Constitution, the official language of India is | Hindi in Devanagari script |
At the inception of Indian constitution in 1950, the number of recognised languages was | 14 |
The languages which were added to the Eighth Schedule are | Sindhi, Konkani, Nepali, Manipuri, Maithili, Dogri, Bodo and Santhali. |
Number of identifiable mother tongues as per Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation report of 2011 | 234 |
The first language to be conferred the status of a Classical Language | Tamil |
Other languages which have been conferred the status of a Classical Language | Sanskrit, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Odia |
The official language of Nagaland is | English |
The official language of Jammu and Kashmir | Urdu |
The official language of Goa | Konkani |
The official language of the Supreme Court and High Court as prescribed by the Constitution of India is | English |
The principal languages of Lakshdweep are | Jeseri (Dweep Bhasha) and Mahal |
Foreign language commonly spoken in Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry) is | French |
The two States which have Sanskrit as one of their official languages | Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh |
The Indian language known as the 'Italian of the East' is | Telugu |
The principal languages of the Andaman & Nicobar islands are | Hindi, Nicobarese, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu. |
English is not in the list of recognised languages |