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Which of the following statements is /are correct in the context of The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020. 1. The Bill was for the inclusion of Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi in the list of official languages in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. 2. The Bill is for the inclusion of Urdu and English in the list of official languages in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Select the correct answer by using the code mentioned below.

Which of the following statements is /are correct in the context of The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020. 1. The Bill was for the inclusion of Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi in the list of official languages in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. 2. The Bill is for the inclusion of Urdu and English in the list of official languages in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Select the correct answer by using the code mentioned below. Correct Answer Only 1

The correct answer is Only 1.

Key Points

  • The Bill was for the inclusion of Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi in the list of official languages in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
  • Previously only English and Urdu were official languages in the former State, which was bifurcated on 5th August 2019, with Ladakh becoming a separate Union Territory.

Additional Information 

  • Union Cabinet has approved the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill 2020 to be introduced in the monsoon session of Parliament.
    • The Bill will include Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi as official languages in the newly-created Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
    • Only English and Urdu were official languages in the former State, which was bifurcated on 5th August 2019, with Ladakh becoming a separate Union Territory.
    • Dogri along with Bodo, Maithili and Santhali was added to the scheduled languages by the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003 under the Eighth Schedule, which consists of the following 22 languages:
      • Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Bodo, Santhali, Maithili and Dogri.
    • Of these languages, 14 were initially included in the Constitution.
    • The Sindhi language was added by the 21st Amendment Act of 1967.
    • Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali were included by the 71st Amendment Act of 1992.

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