Claim: While the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists 22 languages (which have been referred to as scheduled languages and given recognition, status and official encouragement),  the Constitution of India designates the official language of the Government of India as English as well as Standard Hindi written in the Devanagari script
Evidence: The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists 22 languages, which have been referred to as scheduled languages and given recognition, status and official encouragement. The Constitution of India (part 17) designates the official language of the Government of India as English as well as Standard Hindi written in the Devanagari script.