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  3. A§óþ ^èþrtç³# 29Ð@þ òÜ„æü¯Œþ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ òÙyæþ*ÅÌŒý §éÓÆ> ""ÌôýMæü Æ>gŒý{ç³Ð@þ¬RŒý'' A¯@þ$ ç³§æþÐ@þ¬Ë$ Ð@þ§æþÍÐóþĶý$ºyæþ¯@þÑ.

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The Constitution of India

A§óþ ^èþrtç³# 29Ð@þ òÜ„æü¯Œþ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ òÙyæþ*ÅÌŒý §éÓÆ> ""ÌôýMæü Æ>gŒý{ç³Ð@þ¬RŒý'' A¯@þ$ ç³§æþÐ@þ¬Ë$ Ð@þ§æþÍÐóþĶý$ºyæþ¯@þÑ.

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5. Æ>gêÅ…Væü (HyæþÐ@þ çÜÐ@þÆæÿ×ý) ^èþrtÐ@þ¬, 1956 Äñý¬MæüP 29Ð@þ òÜ„æü¯Œþ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ òÙyæþ*ÅÌŒý §éÓÆ> ^öí³µ…^èþºyìþ¯@þ¨. 6. ^èþ*yæþ$Ð@þ¬: Gç³µsìýMæü糚yæþ$ çÜÐ@þÇ…^èþºyìþ¯@þsìýt Æ>gêÅ…Væü (òÙyæþ*ÅË$z) E™èþ¢Ææÿ$Ð@þ#, 1950 (íÜ.K.19), Æ>gêÅ…Væü (òÙyæþ*ÅË$z Mæü$ËÐ@þ¬Ë) (çÜ…çœ$¿¶ý*¿êVæüÐ@þ¬Ë) E™èþ¢Ææÿ$Ð@þ# (íÜ.K.32), Æ>gêÅ…Væü (fÐ@þÊà M>ÖÃÆæÿ$) òÙyæþ*ÅË$z Mæü$ËÐ@þ¬Ë E™èþ¢Ææÿ$Ð@þ#, 1956 (íÜ.K.52); Æ>gêÅ…Væü (§é{§é¯@þVæüÆŠÿ çßýÐóþÎ) òÙyæþ*ÅË$z Mæü$ËÐ@þ¬Ë E™èþ¢Ææÿ$Ð@þ#, 1962 (íÜ.K.64); Æ>gêÅ…Væü (ç³#§æþ$^óþeÇ) òÙyæþ*ÅË$z Mæü$ËÐ@þ¬Ë E™èþ¢Ææÿ$Ð@þ#, 1964 (íÜ.K.68); Æ>gêÅ…Væü (VøÐé, §éÐ@þ$¯Œþ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ yæþĶý¬Å) òÙyæþ*ÅË$z Mæü$ËÐ@þ¬Ë E™èþ¢Ææÿ$Ð@þ#, 1968 (íÜ.K.81) Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ Æ>gêÅ…Væü (íÜMìüP…) òÙyæþ*ÅË$z Mæü$ËÐ@þ¬Ë E™èþ¢Ææÿ$Ð@þ# 1978 (íÜ.K.110). 7. Æ>gêÅ…Væü (JMæürÐ@þ çÜÐ@þÆæÿ×ý) ^èþrtÐ@þ¬, 1951 Äñý¬MæüP 11Ð@þ òÜ„æü¯Œþ ""Æ>çÙ‰Ð@þ¬ Äñý¬MæüP VæüÐ@þÆæÿ²Ææÿ$ ÌôýMæü Æ>f{ç³Ð@þ¬RŒý¯@þ$ çÜ…{糨…_¯@þ Ò$§æþr'' A¯@þ$ ç³§æþÐ@þ¬ËMæü$ º§æþ$Ë$V> E…^èþºyìþ¯@þÑ. 8. ^èþ*yæþ$Ð@þ¬: Æ>gêÅ…Væü (òÙyæþ*ÅË$z gê™èþ$Ë) E™èþ¢Ææÿ$Ð@þ#, 1950 (íÜ.K.22), Æ>gêÅ…Væü (òÙyæþ*ÅË$z gê™èþ$Ë) (çÜ…çœ$¿¶ý*¿êVæüÐ@þ¬Ë) E™èþ¢Ææÿ$Ð@þ#, 1951 (íÜ.K.33); Æ>gêÅ…Væü (A…yæþÐ@þ*¯Œþ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ °Mø»êÆŠÿ©Ð@þ#Ë$) òÙyæþ*ÅË$z gê™èþ$Ë E™èþ¢Ææÿ$Ð@þ#, 1959 (íÜ.K.58); Æ>gêÅ…Væü (§é{§é Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ ¯@þVæüÆŠÿçßýÐóþÎ) òÙyæþ*ÅË$z gê™èþ$Ë E™èþ¢Ææÿ$Ð@þ#, 1962 (íÜ.K.65); Æ>gêÅ…Væü (òÙyæþ*ÅË$z gê™èþ$Ë) (E™èþ¢Ææÿ{ç³§óþÔŒý) E™èþ¢Ææÿ$Ð@þ#, 1967 (íÜ.K.78), Æ>gêÅ…Væü (VøÐé, yéÐ@þ$¯Œþ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ yæþĶý¬Å òÙyæþ*ÅË$z gê™èþ$Ë E™èþ¢Ææÿ$Ð@þ#, 1968 (íÜ.K.82); Æ>gêÅ…Væü (¯éV>Ìê…yŠþ) òÙyæþ*ÅË$z gê™èþ$Ë E™èþ¢Ææÿ$Ð@þ#, 1970 (íÜ.K.88) Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ Æ>gêÅ…Væü (íÜMìüP…) òÙyæþ*ÅË$z gê™èþ$Ë E™èþ¢Ææÿ$Ð@þ#, 1978 (íÜ.K.111). 215 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part XVI. - Special Provisions Relating To Certain Classes) (2) Parliament may by law include in or exclude from the list of Scheduled Tribes specified in a notification issued under clause (1) any tribe or tribal community or part of or group within any tribe or tribal community, but save as aforesaid a notification issued under the said clause shall not be varied by any subsequent notification. 1 [342A. Socially and educationally backward classes:- (1) The President may with respect to any State or Union territory, and where it is a State, after consultation with the Governor thereof, by public notification, specify 2[the socially and educationally backward classes in the Central List which shall for the purposes of the Central Government] be deemed to be socially and educationally backward classes in relation to that State or Union territory, as the case may be. (2) Parliament may by law include in or exclude from the Central List of,socially and educationally backward classes specified in a notification issued under clause (1) any socially and educationally backward class, but save as aforesaid a notification issued under the said clause shall not be varied by any subsequent notification.] 3 [Explanation.- For the purposes of clauses (1) and (2), the expression “Central List” means the list of socially and educationally backward classes prepared and maintained by and for the Central Government. (3) Notwithstanding any contained in clauses (1) and (2), every State or Union territory may, by law, prepare and maintain, for its own purposes, a list of socially and educationally backward classes, entries in which may be different from the Central List.] 1. Inserted by the Constitution (One Hundred and Second Amendment) Act, 2018, s.4 (w.e.f. 11.8.2018). 2. Substituted by the Constitution (One Hundred and Fifth Amendment) Act, 2021, s.3 (w.e.f. 15.9.2021). 3. Inserted by the Constitution (One Hundred and Fifth Amendment) Act, 2021, s. 3 (w.e.f. 15.9.2021). ¿êÆæÿ™èþ Æ>gêÅ…Væü… 215 (¿êVæüÐ@þ¬ XVI. - Mö°² Ð@þÆæÿYÐ@þ¬ËMæü$ çÜ…º…«¨…_¯@þ {ç³™óþÅMæü °º…«§æþ¯@þË$) (2) ´ëÆæÿÏÐðþ$…r$, Ô>çܯ@þÐ@þ¬ §éÓÆ>, M>ÏgŒý (1) “Mìü…§æþ gêÈ ^óþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ A«¨M>ÇMæü {ç³Mæür¯@þÌZ °ÇªçÙtç³Ææÿ^èþºyìþ¯@þ òÙyæþ*ÅË$z gê™èþ$Ë gê¼™éÌZ HO§ðþ¯é WÇf¯@þ ™ðþVæü ÌôýMæü WÇf¯@þ çÜÐ@þ*fÐ@þ¬ ÌôýMæü WÇf¯@þ ™ðþVæü Äñý¬MæüP WÇf¯@þ çÜÐ@þ*fÐ@þ¬ Äñý¬MæüP HO§ðþ¯é ¿êVæüÐ@þ¬¯@þ$ ÌôýMæü A…§æþÍ HO§ðþ¯é çÜÐ@þÊçßýÐ@þ¬¯@þ$ ^óþÆæÿaÐ@þ^èþ$a¯@þ$ ÌôýMæü §é°° B gê¼™é ¯@þ$…yìþ ™öËW…^èþÐ@þ^èþ$a¯@þ$, M>° Oò³¯@þ ^ðþí³µ¯@þ ȆÌZ ™èþ³ç µ, B M>ÏgŒý “Mìü…§æþ gêÈ ^óþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ A«¨M>ÇMæü {ç³Mæür¯@þ¯@þ$, Ar$ ™èþÆæÿ$Ðé™èþ ^óþĶý¬ H A«¨M>ÇMæü {ç³Mæür¯@þ §éÓÆ> Ð@þ*ÆæÿaÆ>§æþ$. 1 [342H. ÝëÐ@þ*hMæüÐ@þ¬V> Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ ѧéÅ ÑçÙĶý$MæüÐ@þ¬V> Ððþ¯@þ$Mæüºyìþ¯@þ ™èþÆæÿVæü™èþ$Ë$:& (1) HO§ðþ¯é Æ>çÙЉ @þ¬ Ìôý§é Móü…{§æþ ´ëÍ™èþ {´ë…™èþÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ çÜ…º…«¨…_ Æ>çى糆° Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ A¨ JMæü Æ>çÙ‰OÐðþ$¯@þç³#yæþ$ §é° Äñý¬MæüP VæüÆæÿÐ@þ²Ææÿ$¯@þ$ çÜ…{糨…_¯@þ Ò$§æþr, {糿¶ý$™èþÓ {ç³Mæür¯@þ §éÓÆ>, B Æ>çÙЉ @þ¬ Ìôý§é çÜ…§æþÆ>¯@þ$ÝëÆæÿÐ@þ¬V> Móü…{§æþ´ëÍ™èþ {´ë…™èþÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ çÜ…º…«¨…_ ÝëÐ@þ*hMæüÐ@þ¬V> Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ ѧéÅ ÑçÙĶý$Ð@þ¬V> Ððþ¯@þ$Mæüºyìþ¯@þ ™èþÆæÿVæü™èþ$Ë$V> ¿êÑ…^èþ$r MöÆæÿMæü$ 2[Móü…{§æþ {糿¶ý$™èþÓÐ@þ¬ Äñý¬MæüP {ç³Äñý*f¯@þÐ@þ¬Ë MöÆæÿMæü$ Móü…{§æþ gê¼™éÌZ° ÝëÐ@þ*hMæüÐ@þ¬V> Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ ѧéÅÑçÙĶý$MæüÐ@þ¬V> Ððþ¯@þ$Mæüºyìþ¯@þ ™èþÆæÿVæü™èþ$˯@þ$] °Ç®çÙtç³Ææÿ^èþÐ@þ^èþ$a¯@þ$. (2) ´ëÆæÿÏÐðþ$…r$, Ô>çܯ@þÐ@þ¬ §éÓÆ>, HO§ðþ¯é ÝëÐ@þ*hMæüÐ@þ¬V> Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ ѧéÅÑçÙĶý$MæüÐ@þ¬V> Ððþ¯@þ$Mæüºyìþ¯@þ ™èþÆæÿVæü†°, M>ÏgŒý (1) “Mìü…§æþ gêÈ ^óþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ A«¨M>ÇMæü {ç³Mæür¯@þÌZ °ÇªçÙtç³Ææÿ^èþºyìþ¯@þ ÝëÐ@þ*hMæü…V> Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ ѧéÅÑçÙĶý$Mæü…V> Ððþ¯@þ$Mæüºyìþ¯@þ ™èþÆæÿVæü™èþ$˯@þ$ Móü…{§æþ gê¼™éÌZ ^óþÆæÿaÐ@þ^èþ$a¯@þ$ Ìôý§é §é° ¯@þ$…yìþ ™öËW…^èþÐ@þ^èþ$a¯@þ$, AÆÿ¬™óþ Oò³¯@þ ^ðþí³µ¯@þ ȆÌZ ™èþç³µ, çܧæþÆæÿ$ M>ÏgŒý “Mìü…§æþ gêÈ ^óþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ A«¨M>ÇMæü {ç³Mæür¯@þ¯@þ$, Ar$Ï ™èþÆæÿ$Ðé™èþ ^óþĶý¬ HO§ðþ¯é A«¨M>ÇMæü {ç³Mæür¯@þ §éÓÆ> Ð@þ*Ææÿa Æ>§æþ$.] 3 [ÑÔ¶ý©MæüÆæÿ×ý.& M>ÏgŒý (1) Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ (2)Ë {ç³Äñý*f¯@þÐ@þ¬ MöÆæÿMæü$ ""Móü…{§æþ gê¼™é'' A¯@þV> Móü…{§æþ {糿¶ý$™èþÓÐ@þ¬^óþ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ §é° MöÆæÿMæü$ ™èþĶý*Ææÿ$ ^óþĶý$ºyìþ, °ÆæÿÓíßý…^èþºyæþ$™èþ$¯@þ² ÝëÐ@þ*hMæüÐ@þ¬V> Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ ѧéÅÑçÙĶý$MæüÐ@þ¬V> Ððþ¯@þ$Mæüºyìþ¯@þ ™èþÆæÿVæü™èþ$Ë gê¼™é A° AÆæÿ¦Ð@þ¬. (3) M>ÏgŒý (1) Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ (2)ËÌZ HÐ@þ¬¯@þ²ç³µsìýMîü, {糡 Æ>çÙ‰Ð@þ¬ Ìôý§é Móü…{§æþ ´ëÍ™èþ {´ë…™èþÐ@þ¬, ™èþ¯@þ çÜÓ…™èþ {ç³Äñý*f¯@þÐ@þ¬ MöÆæÿMæü$, Ô>çܯ@þÐ@þ¬ §éÓÆ>, Móü…{§æþ gê¼™éÌZ° ¯@þÐðþ*§æþ$ËMæü$ À¯@þ²Ð@þ¬V> E…yæþ$¯@þr$Ð@þ…sìý ÝëÐ@þ*hMæüÐ@þ¬V> Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ ѧéÅÑçÙĶý$MæüÐ@þ¬V> Ððþ¯@þ$Mæüºyìþ¯@þ ™èþÆæÿVæü™èþ$Ë JMæü gê¼™é¯@þ$ ™èþĶý*Ææÿ$ ^óþíÜ, °ÆæÿÓíßý…^èþÐ@þ^èþ$a¯@þ$.] 1. Æ>gêÅ…Væü (¯@þ*r Æðÿ…yæþÐ@þ çÜÐ@þÆæÿ×ý) ^èþrtÐ@þ¬, 2018 Äñý¬MæüP 4Ð@þ òÜ„æü¯Œþ §éÓÆ> 342H BÇtMæüÌŒý 11.08.2018 ¯èþ$…yìþ ^öí³µ…^èþºyìþ¯@þ¨. 2. Æ>gêÅ…Væü (¯@þ*r I§æþÐ@þ çÜÐ@þÆæÿ×ý) ^èþrtÐ@þ¬, 2021 Äñý¬MæüP 3Ð@þ òÜ„æü¯Œþ §éÓÆ> 15.09.2021 ¯@þ$…yìþ E…^èþºyìþ¯@þ¨. 3. Æ>gêÅ…Væü (¯@þ*r I§æþÐ@þ çÜÐ@þÆæÿ×ý) ^èþrtÐ@þ¬, 2021 Äñý¬MæüP 3Ð@þ òÜ„æü¯Œþ §éÓÆ> 15.09.2021 ¯@þ$…yìþ ^öí³µ…^èþºyìþ¯@þÑ. 216 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PART - XVII OFFICIAL LANGUAGE CHAPTER - I. LANGUAGE OF THE UNION

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