No fixed criteria for including Gondi in Eighth Schedule
The question asked the Home Affairs Ministry about the inclusion of Gondi language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, including representations received and government actions.
Dr. Faggan Singh Kulaste (asked), Ministry of Home Affairs (answered)
- No fixed criteria for inclusion of languages in Eighth Schedule
- Earlier committees (Pahwa 1996, Sitakant Mohapatra 2003) were inconclusive
- National Education Policy 2020 promotes mother tongue-based education
- Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) works on Gondi language development
- Bharatavani Project hosts 33 Gondi resources
- Sahitya Akademi awarded Bhasha Samman for Gondi in 2004
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Document details
| Official title | Inclusion of Gondi Language in Eighth Schedule |
| Source body | Parliament of India — Questions & Answers (Lok Sabha, starred) |
| Reference number | LS Q328 (Session 8) |
| Status | closed (question) |
| Year | 11.0 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 1 |