Official Languages Act, 1963

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The Official Languages Act, 1963 is an Indian law that regulates the use of Hindi and English for official purposes of the Union and provides the framework for implementing the country’s official language policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of India ⓘ
Indian federal statute ⓘ
administeredBy Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India ⓘ
aimsTo ensure continued use of English for official purposes of the Union ⓘ
promote the progressive use of Hindi for official purposes of the Union ⓘ
amendedBy Official Languages (Amendment) Act, 1967 ⓘ
basedOn Article 343 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 344 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
classification central legislation ⓘ
country India ⓘ
defines conditions for continued use of English after 1965 ⓘ
use of Hindi and English in administrative and other reports ⓘ
use of Hindi and English in communications between states ⓘ
use of Hindi and English in communications between states and the Union ⓘ
use of Hindi and English in communications between the Union and states ⓘ
use of Hindi and English in contracts and agreements ⓘ
use of Hindi and English in legal instruments ⓘ
use of Hindi and English in parliamentary proceedings-related documents ⓘ
use of Hindi and English in resolutions, general orders, rules, notifications ⓘ
ensures use of English alongside Hindi for official purposes of the Union ⓘ
governs official language use in central government offices ⓘ
official language use in certain statutory bodies under the Union ⓘ
jurisdiction Union of India ⓘ
languageCovered English ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
legislature Parliament of India ⓘ
providesFrameworkFor implementation of India’s official language policy ⓘ
purpose to balance use of Hindi and English in Union government functioning ⓘ
to give effect to constitutional provisions on official language ⓘ
region Republic of India ⓘ
linked to: India
regulates use of English for official purposes of the Union ⓘ
use of Hindi for official purposes of the Union ⓘ
relatedTo Constitution of India ⓘ
Union government administration ⓘ
language policy of India ⓘ
scope certain inter-state communications ⓘ
communications between Union and states ⓘ
official purposes of the Union government ⓘ
shortName Official Languages Act ⓘ
subjectMatter official language policy ⓘ
use of English for official purposes ⓘ
use of Hindi for official purposes ⓘ
typeOfLaw language law ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 1963 ⓘ

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Department of Official Language → legalBasis → Official Languages Act, 1963 ⓘ
Official Languages Act, 1963 → shortName → Official Languages Act ⓘ
linked to: Official Languages Act, 1963
Official Languages Act, 1963 → amendedBy → Official Languages (Amendment) Act, 1967 ⓘ
linked to: Official Languages Act, 1963
Article 343 of the Constitution of India → linkedTo → Official Languages Act, 1963 ⓘ
Article 343 of the Constitution of India → implementedThrough → Official Languages Act and related rules ⓘ
linked to: Official Languages Act, 1963