What are Indic languages?

Context: Languages spoken in the Republic of India belong to several language families, the major ones being the Indo-Aryan languages spoken by 78.05% of Indians and the Dravidian languages spoken by 19.64% of Indians, both families together are sometimes known as Indic languages.Languages spoken by the remaining 2.31% of the population belong to the Austroasiatic, Sino–Tibetan, Tai–Kadai, and a few other minor language families and isolates.  As per the People's Linguistic Survey of India, India has the second highest number of languages, after Papua New Guinea. Ethnologue lists a lower number of 456.

Answer: Indic languages are the languages spoken in the Republic of India composed of Indo-Aryan languages and Dravidian languages.