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Article 347 — On a demand being made in that behalf the President may, if he is satisfied that a substantialproportion of the population of a State desire the use ofany language spoken by them to be recognised by thatState, direct that such language shall also be officiallyrecognised throughout that State or any part thereof forsuch purpose as he may specify.

Article
347
Chapter
CHAPTER I.—L ANGUAGE OF THE UNION
Index row title
On a demand being made in that behalf the President may, if he is satisfied that a substantialproportion of the population of a State desire the use ofany language spoken by them to be recognised by thatState, direct that such language shall also be officiallyrecognised throughout that State or any part thereof forsuch purpose as he may specify.
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
b807cd16-79ed-44c3-881d-faa46988a0d2

62 words

Verbatim text

President may, if he is satisfied that a substantialproportion of the population of a State desire the use ofany language spoken by them to be recognised by thatState, direct that such language shall also be officiallyrecognised throughout that State or any part thereof forsuch purpose as he may specify. C HAPTER III.—L ANGUAGE OF THE SUPREME COURT , HIGH COURTS , ETC.

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  • The index files this text under article 347 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER I.—L ANGUAGE OF THE UNION”.
  • The row is titled “On a demand being made in that behalf the President may, if he is satisfied that a substantialproportion of the population of a State desire the use ofany language spoken by them to be recognised by thatState, direct that such language shall also be officiallyrecognised throughout that State or any part thereof forsuch purpose as he may specify.”.
  • The passage runs to about 62 words.

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