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Article 345 — Subject to the provisions of articles 346 and 347, the Legislature of a State may by law adopt any one ormore of the languages in use in the State or Hindi as thelanguage or languages to be used for all or any of theofficial purposes of that State:

Article
345
Chapter
CHAPTER I.—L ANGUAGE OF THE UNION
Index row title
Subject to the provisions of articles 346 and 347, the Legislature of a State may by law adopt any one ormore of the languages in use in the State or Hindi as thelanguage or languages to be used for all or any of theofficial purposes of that State:
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
f500a759-3a4d-47aa-b4d2-2f7d0ddfa84f

76 words

Verbatim text

the Legislature of a State may by law adopt any one ormore of the languages in use in the State or Hindi as thelanguage or languages to be used for all or any of theofficial purposes of that State: Provided that, until the Legislature of the State otherwise provides by law, the English language shallcontinue to be used for those official purposes within theState for which it was being used immediately before thecommencement of this Constitution.

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  • The index files this text under article 345 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER I.—L ANGUAGE OF THE UNION”.
  • The row is titled “Subject to the provisions of articles 346 and 347, the Legislature of a State may by law adopt any one ormore of the languages in use in the State or Hindi as thelanguage or languages to be used for all or any of theofficial purposes of that State:”.
  • The passage runs to about 76 words.

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