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As drafted, English ceased to exist as an ''official language (on par with Hindi)'' in 1965, after which it was intended to continue as an "associate additional official language" until such time that a duly appointed committee can decide on a full-scale transition to Hindi, based on a periodic review. However, due to protests from South Indian states where there is low Hindi penetration, the "twin language" system is still in vogue. Due to rapid Industrialization , and a bustling multinational influence in the economy, English continues to be a popular and influential means of communication in the government and day-to-day business, and moves to replace it have effectively been shelved. OFFICIAL LANGUAGES Two languages are the languages used by the central administration: # Hindi is the language used by the Central Government when communicating with the states of Hindi Belt # English is the Associate official language and the language to be used while communicating with the states. RECOGNIZED NATIONAL LANGUAGES OF INDIA A further 22 languages are scheduled for official use: # Assamese — official language of Assam # Bengali — official language of Tripura and West Bengal # Bodo — official language of Assam # Dogri — official language of Jammu And Kashmir # French — official language of Pondicherry # Gujarati — official language of Dadra And Nagar Haveli , Daman And Diu and Gujarat # Hindi — official language of Arunachal Pradesh , Andaman And Nicobar Islands , Bihar , Chandigarh , Chhattisgarh , Delhi , Haryana , Himachal Pradesh , Jharkhand , Madhya Pradesh , Rajasthan , Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal # Kannada — official language of Karnataka # Kashmiri — official language of Jammu And Kashmir # Konkani — official language of Goa # Maithili — official language of Bihar # Malayalam — official language of Kerala and Lakshadweep # Manipuri or '''Meithei''' — official language of Manipur # Marathi — official language of Maharashtra # Nepali — official language of Sikkim # Oriya — official language of Orissa # Punjabi — official language of Punjab and Chandigarh , second official language of Delhi and Haryana # Sanskrit — language of Hinduism , required teaching in many schools # Santali - language of the Santhal tribals of the Chota Nagpur Plateau (comprising the states of Jharkhand , Bihar , Orissa and Chattisgarh ) # Sindhi - language of the Sindhi community # Tamil — official language of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry # Telugu — official language of Andhra Pradesh # Urdu — official language of Jammu And Kashmir , some districts in Andhra Pradesh , Delhi and Uttar Pradesh OTHER POPULAR LANGUAGES OF INDIA These languages have over 5 million speakers but no official status. Many are often considered sub-varieties of Hindi . Closely-related to Hindi # Awadhi # Bundeli # Chhattisgarhi — language of Chhattisgarh # Hariyanavi (Haryanvi) — language of Haryana # Hindustani — a mixture of Hindi and Urdu , spoken largely in the Northern part of India. # Kanauji — language of Uttar Pradesh # Marwari — language of the Marwar Region in Rajasthan Bihari languages These three Bihari languages also have over 5 million speakers but no official status. They were once mistakenly thought to be dialects of Hindi , but have been more recently shown to be part of the Eastern Group of Indic Languages , along with Bengali , Assamese , and Oriya . # Angika — language of Bihar , Spoken largely in the Northern and Southern part of Bihar, Major part of Jharkhand and Maldah district of West Bengal # Bhojpuri — language of Bihar # Magadhi — language of southern Bihar Other languages # Bhili ( Bhil tribals) # Gondi ( Gond tribals) # Kodava , spoken in the Kodagu district of Karnataka # Kutchi — language of Kutch , a region in Gujarat # Tulu — spoken by Tulu people of Karnataka and Kerala # Sankethi — spoken by Sankethi People in Karnataka , Tamil Nadu and Kerala The Constitution of India lists 18 regional languages. MINORITY LANGUAGES OF INDIA These languages have fewer than one million speakers: # Mahl — language of Minicoy , spoken in the island of Minicoy , SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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