Part XVII · CHAPTER IV.—SPECIAL DIRECTIVES
Article 351 Directive for development of the Hindi language.
In force
This article directs the development of Hindi. The Union is to promote the spread of Hindi and develop it as a medium of expression for the composite culture of India. The sources are Hindustani and the languages listed in the Eighth Schedule. The directive guides without displacing other languages.
- It shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language, to develop it so that it may serve as a medium of expression for all the elements of the composite culture of India and to secure its enrichment by assimilating without interfering with its genius, the forms, style and expressions used in Hindustani and in the other languages of India specified in the Eighth Schedule, and by drawing, wherever necessary or desirable, for its vocabulary, primarily on Sanskrit and secondarily on other languages.
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This article directs the development of Hindi. The Union is to promote the spread of Hindi and develop it as a medium of expression for the composite culture of India. The sources are Hindustani and the languages listed in the Eighth Schedule. The directive guides without displacing other languages.