Question

examine the language policy of india as an important aspect of our constitutution

Answer 1

Answer:

The language policy is the safeguard to the languages. It is one of the important aspects of our Constitution. Under this policy, 21 regional languages, besides Hindi, are recognized as Scheduled Languages by the Constitution.

The main features of India's language policy are:-

1. Our Constitution does not provide for any national language. However, the government has accorded the status of official language to Hindi
2. Each state in India has its own official language.
3. Constitution of India provides the use of English, along with Hindi, for official purposes.
4. Most of the government work in each state takes place in the official language of the concerned state.
5. Promotion of Hindi continues to be the official policy of the government of India but promotion does not mean that the central government can impose Hindi on states where people speak a different language.

Thus, the framing of language policy was the test for Indian federation. It inspired the confidence in different language-speaking people that no language will be imposed on them. This way, Language Policy has strengthened the unity and integrity of India

Answer 2

It is one of the important aspects of our Constitution. Under this policy besides Hindi, 21 other languages are recognized as Scheduled Languages by the Constitution. Main features of India's language policy are as follows: Our Constitution did not give the status of national language to any one language.