Part XVII of the Constitution of India: Difference between revisions

Chapter 1 covers Articles 343 and 344, and settles for two [[official language]]s of India - [[Hindi]], written in [[Devanagari]] script, and [[Indian English|English]].<ref name=COI>Constitution of India</ref> It also writes that the international form of the [[Indian numerals]] should be used as the official numeral system. It also places a responsibility on the [[President of India]] to support the implementation and progressive use of Hindi, rather than English, as the official language of India, as well gives the power of imposing restrictions on the usage of English for official purposes in India. The President of India is also given a time of fifteen years, from the time of the establishing of the Constitution, to phase out English in favor of Hindi, a right yet to be exercised. The chapter also writes that [[Official Languages Commission|a committee consisting of 30 people]] - 20 from the [[Lok Sabha]] (lower house) and 10 from the [[Rajya Sabha]] (upper house) should be formed ensuring that the previously mentioned responsibilities are carried out by the President.

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