How many languages have been mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

Correct option is D

The Correct Answer is 22
The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists the officially recognized languages of India. As per the current provisions, there are 22 languages included in this schedule.
Initially, when the Constitution came into effect in 1950, the Eighth Schedule contained only 14 languages. Over time, through various constitutional amendments, more languages were added.
The 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act (2003) was the most recent amendment that added four new languages:
· Bodo
· Dogri
· Maithili
· Santhali
This brought the total number of languages to 22.
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Languages in the Eighth Schedule:
· Assamese
· Bengali
· Gujarati
· Hindi
· Kannada
· Kashmiri
· Konkani
· Malayalam
· Manipuri
· Marathi
· Nepali
· Oriya (Odia)
· Punjabi
· Sanskrit
· Sindhi
· Tamil
· Telugu
· Urdu
· Bodo
· Dogri
· Maithili
· Santhali
Purpose of the Eighth Schedule:
· Promotion and development of these languages.
· Use in official communication, education, and public administration.
· Members of Parliament can use any of these languages in proceedings.