Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India - Wikipedia Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2014 ) Part of a series on Constitution of India Preamble Parts Fundamental Rights PART I ∙ II ∙ III ∙ IV ∙ IVA ∙ V ∙ VI ∙ VII VIII ∙ IX ∙ IXA ∙ IXB ∙ X ∙ XI ∙ XII ∙ XIII ∙ XIV XV ∙ XVI ∙ XVIA ∙ XVII ∙ XVIII ∙ XIX ∙ XX ∙ XXI XXII Schedules First ∙ Second ∙ Third ∙ Fourth ∙ Fifth Sixth ∙ Seventh ∙ Eighth ∙ Ninth Tenth ∙ Eleventh ∙ Twelfth Appendices I ∙ II ∙ III ∙ IV ∙ V Amendments List ∙ 1 ∙ 2 ∙ 3 ∙ 4 ∙ 5 ∙ 6 ∙ 7 ∙ 8 ∙ 9 ∙ 10 ∙ 11 ∙ 12 ∙ 13 ∙ 14 ∙ 15 ∙ 16 ∙ 17 ∙ 18 ∙ 19 ∙ 20 ∙ 21 ∙ 22 ∙ 23 ∙ 24 ∙ 25 ∙ 26 ∙ 27 ∙ 28 ∙ 29 ∙ 30 ∙ 31 ∙ 32 ∙ 33 ∙ 34 ∙ 35 ∙ 36 ∙ 37 ∙ 38 ∙ 39 ∙ 40 ∙ 41 ∙ 42 ∙ 43 ∙ 44 ∙ 45 ∙ 46 ∙ 47 ∙ 48 ∙ 49 ∙ 50 ∙ 51 ∙ 52 ∙ 53 ∙ 54 ∙ 55 ∙ 56 ∙ 57 ∙ 58 ∙ 59 ∙ 60 ∙ 61 ∙ 62 ∙ 63 ∙ 64 ∙ 65 ∙ 66 ∙ 67 ∙ 68 ∙ 69 ∙ 70 ∙ 71 ∙ 72 ∙ 73 ∙ 74 ∙ 75 ∙ 76 ∙ 77 ∙ 78 ∙ 79 ∙ 80 ∙ 81 ∙ 82 ∙ 83 ∙ 84 ∙ 85 ∙ 86 ∙ 87 ∙ 88 ∙ 89 ∙ 90 ∙ 91 ∙ 92 ∙ 93 ∙ 94 ∙ 95 ∙ 96 ∙ 97 ∙ 98 ∙ 99 ∙ 100 ∙ 101 Related topics Union List State List Concurrent List Basic structure doctrine Uniform civil code The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India lists the official languages of the Republic of India. At the time when the Constitution was enacted, inclusion in this list meant that the language was entitled to representation on the Official Languages Commission, and that the language would be one of the bases that would be drawn upon to enrich Hindi, the official language of the Union. 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 ''. In addition, a candidate appearing in an examination conducted for public service is entitled to use any of these languages as the medium in which he or she answers the paper. Per Articles 344 ( 1 ) and 351 of the Indian Constitution, the eighth schedule includes the recognition of the following 22 languages : Assamese Bengali Bodo Dogri Gujarati Hindi Kannada Kashmiri Konkani Maithili Malayalam Manipuri Marathi Nepali Odia Punjabi Sanskrit Santali Sindhi Tamil Telugu Urdu Of these languages, 14 were initially included in the Constitution. Subsequently, Sindhi was added in 1967 by 21st constitutional amendment act ; Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were added in 1992 by 71st Constitutional Amendment Act ; and Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santali were added in 2003 by 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act. Demand for more languages for inclusion in the Eighth Schedule At present, as per Ministry of Home Affairs, there are demands for inclusion of 41 more languages in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. These are : Angika Banjara Bazika Bishnupriya Bhojpuri Ladakhi Bhotia Bundelkhandi Chhattisgarhi Dhatki Indian English Indian French Garhwali ( Pahari ) Gondi Gujjar / Gujjari Haryanvi Ho Kachachhi Kamtapuri Karbi Khasi Kodava ( Coorgi ) Kokborok Kumaoni ( Pahari ) Kurak Kurmali Lepcha Limbu Mizo ( Lushai ) Magahi Mundari Nagpuri Nicobarese Himachali Pali Rajasthani Sambalpuri / Kosali Shaurseni ( Prakrit ) Siraiki Tenyidi Tulu References Jump up ^ Constitution of India, Article 344 ( 1 ). Jump up ^ Constitution of India, Article 351. Jump up ^ Official Languages Resolution, 1968, para. 2. Archived March 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Official Languages Resolution, 1968, para. 4. Archived March 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ The Constitution of India by P.M. Bakshi Jump up ^ http://mha.nic.in/hindi/sites/upload_files/mhahindi/files/pdf/Eighth_Schedule.pdf Jump up ^ http://mha.nic.in/hindi/sites/upload_files/mhahindi/files/pdf/Eighth_Schedule.pdf This article about the law of India is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eighth_Schedule_to_the_Constitution_of_India&oldid=852196820 '' Categories : Languages of India Schedules to the Constitution of India Indian law stubs Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Articles needing additional references from December 2014 All articles needing additional references All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Ελληνικά हिन्दी Bahasa Indonesia മലയാളം ଓଡ଼ିଆ தமிழ் Edit links This page was last edited on 27 July 2018, at 08 : 21 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: how many languages are included in the 8th schedule of constitution
Answer: 22