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Constitution of India · Part XVII: Official Language · Chapter IV: Special Directives

Article 350A: Facilities for instruction in mother-tongue at primary stage

In plain words

Every State and local authority must try to provide adequate facilities for teaching children of linguistic minority groups in their mother-tongue at the primary stage. The President can issue directions to States to secure this.

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Official text

It shall be the endeavour of every State and of every local authority within the State to provide adequate facilities for instruction in the mother-tongue at the primary stage of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups; and the President may issue such directions to any State as he considers necessary or proper for securing the provision of such facilities.

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.

Supreme Court judgments citing the article 350A