Constitution of India · Part Sch: Schedules
Eighth Schedule: Languages
[Articles 344(1) and 351] 1. Assamese. 2. Bengali. [3. Bodo. 4. Dogri.] [5.] Gujarati. [6.] Hindi. [7.] Kannada. [8.] Kashmiri. [[9.] Konkani.] [10. Maithili.] [11.] Malayalam. [[12.] Manipuri.] [13.] Marathi. [[14.] Nepali.] [15.] [Odia]. [16.] Punjabi. [17.] Sanskrit.
(Eighth Schedule) [18. Santhali.] [[19.] Sindhi.] [20.] Tamil. [21.] Telugu. [22.] Urdu.
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.