CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS RELATED TO LANGUAGES • Article 29: Protects the interests of minorities including Linguistic minorities. • Eighth Schedule: Enlists 22 languages as scheduled languages. • Art 343: Official language of the Union: Hindi and English. • Art 344: Commission and Committee of Parliament on official language • Art 345: Official language or languages of a State • Art 346: Official language for communication between one State and another or between a State and the Union • Art 347: Special provision relating to language spoken by a section of the population of a State. • Art 348: Language to be used in the Supreme Court and in the High Courts and for Acts, Bills, etc. (at present English) • Art 349: Special procedure for enactment of certain laws relating to language • Art 350: Language to be used in representations for redress of grievances • Art 350A: Facilities for instruction in mother-tongue at the primary s...