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The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India lists the official languages of the Republic of India. At the time that the Constitution was enacted, inclusion in this list meant that the language was entitled to representation on the Official Languages Commission,〔Constitution of India, Article (344(1) ).〕 and that the language would be one of the bases that would be drawn upon to enrich Hindi, the official language of the Union.〔Constitution of India, Article (351 ).〕 The list has since, however, acquired further significance. The Government of India is now under an obligation to take measures for the development of these languages, such that "they grow rapidly in richness and become effective means of communicating modern knowledge."〔Official Languages Resolution, 1968, (para. 2 ).〕 In addition, a candidate appearing in an examination conducted for public service at a higher level is entitled to use any of these languages as the medium in which he or she answers the paper.〔Official Languages Resolution, 1968, (para. 4 ).〕 Per Articles 344(1) and 351 of the Indian Constitution, the eighth schedule includes the recognition of the following 22 languages:〔The Constitution of India by P. M. Bakshi〕 # Assamese # Bengali # Bodo # Dogri # Gujarati # Hindi # Kannada # Kashmiri # Konkani # Maithili # Malayalam # Manipuri # Marathi # Nepali # Oriya # Punjabi # Sanskrit # Santhali # Sindhi # Tamil # Telugu # Urdu ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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