The Constitution of India
Commencement
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Provision
- 394
- Source language
- eng+tel
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source388, 391, 392 and 393 shall come into force at once, and the remaining provisions of this
Constitution shall come into force on the twenty-sixth day of January, 1950, which day is
referred to in this Constitution as the commencement of this Constitution.
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[394A. Authoritative text in the Hindi language:- 1) The President shall cause to be
published under his authority,—
(a) the translation of this Constitution in the Hindi language, signed by the
members of the Constituent Assembly, with such modifications as may be necessary to
bring it in conformity with the language, style and terminology adopted in the
authoritative texts of Central Acts in the Hindi language, and incorporating therein all
the amendments of this Constitution made before such publication; and
(b) the translation in the Hindi language of every amendment of this Constitution
made in the English language.
(2) The translation of this Constitution and of every amendment thereof published
under clause (1) shall be construed to have the same meaning as the original thereof and if
any difficulty arises in so construing any part of such translation, the President shall cause
the same to be revised suitably.
(3) The translation of this Constitution and of every amendment thereof published
under this article shall be deemed to be, for all purposes, the authoritative text thereof in the
Hindi language.]
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The Constitution of India · legislative.gov.in · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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