| The number of languages recognised by the Indian Constitution is |
22 |
| As per Article 343(1) of the Indian Constitution, the official language of India is |
Hindi in Devanagari script |
| At the inception of Indian constitution in 1950, the number of recognised languages was |
14 |
| The languages which were added to the Eighth Schedule are |
Sindhi, Konkani, Nepali, Manipuri, Maithili, Dogri, Bodo and Santhali. |
| Number of identifiable mother tongues as per Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation report of 2011 |
234 |
| The first language to be conferred the status of a Classical Language |
Tamil |
| Other languages which have been conferred the status of a Classical Language |
Sanskrit, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Odia |
| The official language of Nagaland is |
English |
| The official language of Jammu and Kashmir |
Urdu |
| The official language of Goa |
Konkani |
| The official language of the Supreme Court and High Court as prescribed by the Constitution of India is |
English |
| The principal languages of Lakshdweep are |
Jeseri (Dweep Bhasha) and Mahal |
| Foreign language commonly spoken in Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry) is |
French |
| The only State which has Sanskrit as one of its official languages |
Uttarakhand |
| The Indian language known as the ‘Italian of the East’ is |
Telugu |
| The principal languages of the Andaman & Nicobar islands are |
Hindi, Nicobarese, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu. |
| English is not in the list of recognised languages |
