[Indian Polity Study Materials] Schedule VIII - TNPSC Indian Polity Study Materials

[Indian Polity Study Materials] Schedule VIII - TNPSC Indian Polity Study Materials

Schedules 

Schedules to Indian constitution means some important lists that categorize the government activities.

Presently there are 12 Schedules in our India Constitution. 

Schedule VIII [Eighth Schedule] 

• It lists the languages recognized by the Indian Constitution.
• During the commencement of the constitution there were only 14 languages.
1. Assamese, 
2. Bengali, 
3. Gujarati, 
4. Hindi, 
5. Kannada, 
6. Kashmiri, 
7. Malayalam, 
8. Marathi, 
9. Oriya, 
10. Punjabi, 
11. Sanskrit, 
12. Tamil, 
13. Telugu and 
14. Urdu.
• Three amendments has been made which recognized 8 more languages.
• At Present there are 22 recognized languages in the Eighth Schedule.
• 3 Amendments
• 21st Amendment Act of 1967 - Sindhi
• 71st Amendment Act of 1992 - Konkani, Nepali and Manipuri
• 92nd Amendment Act of 2003 - Maithili, Santhali, Dongri and Bodo 
• English is not a recognized language in the Schedule VIII.
• REMEMBERING Tricks 
• 3 Amendments
• 21+71 = 92
• Languages
• Konkani, Nepali and Manipuri [KLMN  - Alphabet Series]
• Maithili, Santhali, Dongri and Bodo  [MSD Boys - Mahendra Singh Dhoni Boys]

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