Seventy-first Amendment of the Constitution of India
| The Constitution (Seventy-first Amendment) Act, 1992 | |
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| Parliament of India | |
| An Act further to amend the Constitution of India. | |
| Citation | 71st Amendment |
| Territorial extent | India |
| Enacted by | Lok Sabha |
| Date passed | 20 August 1992 |
| Enacted by | Rajya Sabha |
| Date passed | 20 August 1992 |
| Date assented to | 31 August 1992 |
| Date commenced | 31 August 1992 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha | Constitution (Seventy-eighth Amendment) Bill, 1992 |
| Bill published on | 20 August 1992 |
| Introduced by | Shankarrao Chavan |
| Related legislation | |
| 21st and 92nd Amendments | |
| Summary | |
| Included Konkani, Meitei (Manipuri) and Nepali as official languages by amending the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution | |
| Status: In force | |
The Seventy-first Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Seventy-first Amendment) Act, 1992, amended the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution so as to include Konkani, Meitei (Manipuri) and Nepali languages, thereby raising the total number of languages listed in the schedule to eighteen. The Eighth Schedule lists languages that the Government of India has the responsibility to develop.
The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution originally included 14 languages.Sindhi was included by the 21st Amendment, enacted in 1967. Bodo, Dogri, Santhali and Maithili were included in the Eighth Schedule in 2004, through the 92nd Amendment, raising the total number of languages to 22.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Forty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
1. Short title This Act may be called the Constitution (Seventy-first Amendment) Act, 1992.
2. Amendment of Eighth Schedule In the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution—
The Constitution (Seventy-first Amendment) Act, 1992, was introduced in Lok Sabha on 20 August 1992, as the Constitution (Seventy-eighth Amendment) Bill, 1992 (Bill No. 142 of 1992). It was introduced by Shankarrao Chavan, then Minister of Home Affairs, and sought to include Konkani, Meitei and Nepali languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. The full text of the Statement of Objects and Reasons appended to the bill is given below:
There have been demands for inclusion of certain languages in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. It is proposed to include Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali languages in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. The Bill seeks to give effect to this decision.
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