Constitution of India · Part XVII: Official Language · High courts, etc
Article 349: Special procedure for enactment of certain laws relating to language
In plain words
For fifteen years from the start of the Constitution, no Bill or amendment on the language for the purposes of clause (1) of article 348 could be introduced in Parliament without the President's sanction, given only after considering the Official Language Commission's recommendations and the Committee's report under article 344.
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Official text
During the period of fifteen years from the commencement of this Constitution, no Bill or amendment making provision for the language to be used for any of the purposes mentioned in clause (1) of article 348 shall be introduced or moved in either House of Parliament without the previous sanction of the President, and the President shall not give his sanction to the introduction of any such Bill or the moving of any such amendment except after he has taken into consideration the recommendations of the Commission constituted under clause (1) of article 344 and the report of the Committee constituted under clause (4) of that article.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.