Question: Which of the following Articles of Indian Constitution empowers a State to adopt any one or more of the languages as the official language of that State?
(a) Article 330
(b) Article 312
(c) Article 335
(d) Article 345
Ans: (d)
Related Fact :
- On May 15, 2017, the West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee announced that all the students from Class 1 to Class 10 regardless of boards or mother tongue will have to learn three languages i.e. Hindi, English and Bengali.
- According to the announcement, English medium schools affiliated to boards other than the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education will have to make provisions for teaching Bengali as a second or third language.
- Earlier it was not mandatory to learn Bengali during school education.
- It is noteworthy that the Kerala government also promulgated an ordinance in April, 2017 making the teaching of Malayalam compulsory in all schools of the State.
- With regard to the question above, Article 345 provides that subject to the provisions of Article 346 and 347, the Legislature of a State may by law adopt any one or more of the languages in use in the State or Hindi as the language or languages to be used for all or any of the official purposes of that State.
Reference:
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/mamta-banerjee-govt-makes-bengali-mandatory-till-class-10/1/954893.html
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bengal-government-makes-bengali-compulsory-in-all-schools-of-state/article18464100.ece