The Constitution of India
Commission and Committee of Parliament on official language
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Provision
- 344
- Source language
- eng+tel
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceshall, at the expiration of five years from the commencement of this Constitution and
thereafter at the expiration of ten years from such commencement, by order constitute a
Commission which shall consist of a Chairman and such other members representing the
different languages specified in the Eighth Schedule as the President may appoint, and the
order shall define the procedure to be followed by the Commission.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Commission to make recommendations to the President as
to—
(a) the progressive use of the Hindi language for the official purposes of the
Union;
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The Constitution of India · legislative.gov.in · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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