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What is the official language of Jammu & Kashmir?
In 2020 the Parliament of India passed a bill to make Kashmiri an official language of Jammu and Kashmir along with Dogri, Hindi, English and Urdu. Kashmiri is also among the 22 scheduled languages of India.
Which is India’s official language?
Hindi
English
India/Official languages
India has no National Language as per the Constitution but has Hindi and English as the official languages. As per Article 343 of the Indian Constitution: (1) The official language of the Union of India shall be Hindi written in Devanagari script.
Is Gujarati an official language of India?
Gujarati is part of the greater Indo-European language family. In India, it is the official language in the state of Gujarat, as well as an official language in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
In which state Urdu is official language?
Urdu | |
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Signed forms | Indian Signing System (ISS) Signed Urdu |
Official status | |
Official language in | Pakistan (national) India (state-official) Jammu and Kashmir National Capital Territory of Delhi Bihar Uttar Pradesh Jharkhand West Bengal Telangana |
Recognised minority language in | South Africa (protected language) |
When did Kashmiri become an official language of Jammu and Kashmir?
Along with other regional languages mentioned in the Sixth Schedule, as well as Hindi and Urdu, the Kashmiri language was to be developed in the state. In 2020, Kashmiri became an official language in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the first time. Before that Urdu was sole official language of Jammu and Kashmir since 1889.
What is the difference between Ladakh and Jammu?
People living in Ladakh speak Ladakhi, whereas people in Jammu mostly speak Dogri. Hindi is mostly spoken by the Kashmiri Pandits and the Gujjar people of the state. Urdu, an Indo-European language, is spoken by the Muslim population in Kashmir.
What is the percentage of Kashmiri-speaking people in J&K?
In comparison, Census 2011 returned share of Kashmiri-speaking people in J&K as 53.25\%, Dogri-speaking as 20.64\%, and Hindi-speaking as 2.3\%. “It is an interesting fact that in the past seven decades, not even 1\% of the people were speaking the two official languages.
How many Kashmiris are there in Pakistan?
Their numbers are not known exactly, but in 2012 they were estimated at around 130,000. At the 2017 Census of Pakistan, as many as 350,000 people declared their first language to be Kashmiri. The Kashmiri language is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India. It was a part of the eighth Schedule in the former constitution of the Jammu and Kashmir.