Eighth Schedule · Articles 344(1) and 351
Languages recognised by the Constitution
Lists the 22 languages officially recognised by the Constitution. Originally 14 languages; expanded by successive amendments.
The 22 scheduled languages
- 1. Assamese
- 2. Bengali
- 3. Bodo
- 4. Dogri
- 5. Gujarati
- 6. Hindi
- 7. Kannada
- 8. Kashmiri
- 9. Konkani
- 10. Maithili
- 11. Malayalam
- 12. Manipuri
- 13. Marathi
- 14. Nepali
- 15. Odia
- 16. Punjabi
- 17. Sanskrit
- 18. Santali
- 19. Sindhi
- 20. Tamil
- 21. Telugu
- 22. Urdu
Amendments to the Schedule: Sindhi was added by the 21st Amendment (1967); Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali by the 71st Amendment (1992); Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santali by the 92nd Amendment (2003).
Source: Constitution of India, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Reproduced under s.52(1)(q), Copyright Act 1957. Where entries have been abridged for readability, the authoritative text remains the official version.