List of Languages in the 8th Schedule
The Constitution’s Eighth Schedule lists the following 22 languages:
Assamese; Bengali; Gujarati; Hindi; Kannada; Sanskrit; Sindhi; Tamil; Telugu; Urdu; Kashmiri; Konkani; Malayalam; Manipuri; Marathi; Nepali; Oriya; Punjabi; Bodo; Santhali; Maithili; Dogri
In the beginning, the Constitution held 14 of the languages mentioned above. In 1967, the Sindhi language was added. After that, three other languages- Konkani, Nepali, and Manipuri were added in 1992. Bodo, Dogri, Santhali, and Maithili were added in 2004.
The 92nd Amendment of the Indian Constitution
India has a democratic government and its own Constitution. It also has a diverse linguistic population. Many of them are designated as the nation’s official languages. Languages are covered in Articles 344 (1) and 351 of the Indian Constitution. These are a part of the 8th schedule, which supports 22 languages. The State Legislature may, subject to the provisions of articles 346 and 347, adopt Hindi or any of the languages already in use in the State as the language or languages to be used for all or some of the State’s official functions.