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Article 351 — It shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language, to develop it so that it maySpecial procedure

Article
351
Chapter
CHAPTER I.—L ANGUAGE OF THE UNION
Index row title
It shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language, to develop it so that it maySpecial procedure
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
d1fc07b6-a462-459b-9bf3-c240e8456c77

127 words

Verbatim text

spread of the Hindi language, to develop it so that it maySpecial procedure for enactment ofcertain lawsrelating tolanguage. Language to be used inrepresentations forredress ofgrievances. Facilities for instruction inmother-tongue atprimary stage. Special Officer for linguisticminorities. Directive for development of theHindi language. 1Ins. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 21.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part XVII. —Official Language.—Arts. 349—351.)216 serve as a medium of expression for all the elements of the composite culture of India and to secure itsenrichment by assimilating without interfering with itsgenius, the forms, style and expressions used inHindustani and in the other languages of India specifiedin the Eighth Schedule, and by drawing, wherevernecessary or desirable, for its vocabulary, primarily onSanskrit and secondarily on other languages.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part XVII. —Official Language.—Art. 351.)217

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