Bihar Govt. ignored Angika for inclusion in Eighth Schedule : Kundan Amitabh

New Delhi / Mumbai /Bhagalpur : The Union Government has received proposals from several
State Governments for inclusion of more languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
The State-wise details of proposal received are as under:-

State Govt.: Name of Languages
(i) Bihar : Bhojpuri
(ii) Chhattisgarh : Chhatisgarhi
(iii) Sikkim : Bhutia,Lepcha & Limboo
(iv) Karnataka : Kodava & Tulu
(v) Mizoram : Mizo
(vi) Rajasthan : Rajasthani
(vii) Nagaland : Tenyidi
(viii) Himachal Pradesh : Bhoti
At present there are demands for inclusion of 38 more languages in the Eighth Schedule to the
Constitution of India. These are: (1) Angika, (2) Banjara, (3) Bazika, (4) Bhojpuri, (5) Bhoti, (6)
Bhotia, (7) Bundelkhandi (8) Chhattisgarhi, (9)Dhatki, (10) English, (11) Garhwali (Pahari), (12)
Gondi, (13) Gujjar/Gujjari (14) Ho, (15) Kachachhi, (16) Kamtapuri, (17) Karbi, (18) Khasi,
(19) Kodava (Coorg), (20) Kok Barak, (21) Kumaoni (Pahari), (22) Kurak, (23) Kurmali, (24)
Lepcha, (25) Limbu, (26) Mizo (Lushai), (27) Magahi, (28) Mundari, (29) Nagpuri, (30)
Nicobarese, (31) Pahari(Himachali), (32) Pali, (33) Rajasthani, (34) Sambalpuri/Kosali, (35)
Shaurseni (Prakrit), (36) Siraiki, (37) Tenyidi and (38) Tulu.
However, these languages are not under active consideration for inclusion in the Eighth Schedule
to the Constitution. No proposal has been received for inclusion of Braj in the Eight Schedule.
There are no criteria laid down in the Constitution for inclusion of languages in the Eighth
Schedule. No time frame for their inclusion in the Eight Schedule of the Constitution can be
given.
This was stated by Shri Jitendra Singh, Minister of State of Home Affairs in written reply to a
question in the LokSabha today.
( Source: Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, Press Infromation Bureau Press
Release No. : (Release ID :81792))
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