The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2004

AS INTRODUCED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 3RD DECEMBER, 2004

Bill No. XXXVIII of 2004

THE CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2004

A BILL further to amend the Constitution of India.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be called the Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2004. Short title and commencement. (2) It shall come into force with immediate effect.

2. In the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution existing entries 9 to 22 shall be Amendment 5 renumbered as entries 10 to 23 respectively and before entry 10 as so renumbered the of Eighth following entry shall be inserted, namely:— Schedule. "9 Kodava."

SERVER 3 BILL 2004/RAJYA SABHA/3147RS/EV STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS Most of the people love their native language and feel proud in communicating in that language. Naturally they would like that their language be promoted and in a multilingual country like ours their language too be given constitutional recognition like the other languages which have got this recognition by finding a place in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. One such language seeking Constitutional recognition is "Kodava" language of Kodagu region of Karnataka. There has been a long-standing demand from the Kodavas to include their native language in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. Kodava language has a great heritage and history which is widely spoken in the Kodagu region from where great soldiers of our nation like Field Marshal Cariappa and General Thimmaiah hailed and who grew speaking Kodava language. The State Government of Karnataka has also passed resolutions in the past recommending inclusion of Kodava language in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. The inclusion of Kodava language in the Eighth Schedule will not only fulfill the aspiration of the people but will also give it its due place in the Constitution. Hence this Bill.

PREMA CARIAPPA

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EXTRACTS FROM THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA ———— EIGHTH SCHEDULE (Articles 344(1) and 351) Languages 1. Assamese. 2. Bengali. 3. Bodo. 4. Dogri. 5. Gujarati. 6. Hindi. 7. Kannada. 8. Kashmiri. 9. Konkani. 10. Maithili. 11. Malalyalam. 12. Manipuri. 13. Marathi. 14. Nepali. 15. Oriya. 16. Punjabi. 17. Sanskrit. 18. Santhali. 19. Sindhi. 20. Tamil. 21. Telugu. 22. Urdu.

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A BILL further to amend the Constitution of India

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(Smt. Prema Cariappa, M.P.)

MGIPMRND—3147RS—03.12.2004.