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Download Solution PDFArticle 343 of Indian Constitution is about:
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Option 2 : Official language of the Union
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Key Points
- According to Article 343 -
- The official language of the Union will be Hindi and the script Devanagari.
- The form of numerals to be used for official purposes of the Union shall be the international form of Indian numerals.
Additional Information
- The Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi first recognized Hindi as the national language in 1917.
- But on 14 September 1949, the Constituent Assembly unanimously agreed to give it the status of an official language.
- In 1950, by Article 343(1) of the Constitution, Hindi was given the status of official language in the form of Devanagari script.
- Constitutional provisions related to official language have been made from Article 343 to 351 of the Constitution of the country.
- The government has also formed the Department of Official Language under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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