| The Constitution (Twenty-first Amendment) Act, 1967 | |
|---|---|
| Parliament of India | |
| |
| Citation | 21st Amendment |
| Territorial extent | India |
| Passed by | Rajya Sabha |
| Passed | 4 April 1967 |
| Passed by | Lok Sabha |
| Passed | 7 April 1967 |
| Assented to | 10 April 1967 |
| Commenced | 10 April 1967 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Rajya Sabha | |
| Bill title | Constitution (Twenty-first Amendment) Bill, 1967 |
| Introduced by | Yashwantrao Chavan |
| Introduced | 20 March 1967 |
| Related legislation | |
| 71st and 92nd Amendments | |
| Summary | |
| Included Sindhi as an official language by amending the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution | |
| Status: In force | |
The Twenty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Twenty-first Amendment) Act, 1967, amended the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution so as to include Sindhi as one of the languages, thereby raising the total number of languages listed in the schedule to fifteen. The Eighth Schedule lists languages that the Government of India has the responsibility to develop.[1]
The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution originally included 14 languages.[2] The 71st Amendment, enacted in 1992, included three more languages, i.e. Konkani, Meitei (Manipuri) and Nepali. The 92nd Amendment, added Bodo, Dogri, Santhali and Maithali in 2003, raising the total number of languages to 22.
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