AS INTRODUCED IN LOK SABHA Bill No. 123 of 2014 THE CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2014 By SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU, M.P. A BILL further to amend the Constitution of India. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. This Act may be called the Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2014. Short title. 2. In the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution, the existing entries 4 to 22 shall be Amendment of the Eighth 5 re-numbered as entries 5 to 23, respectively, and before entry 5 as so re-numbered, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:— Schedule. "4. Chhattisgarhi.". 1 STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS Chhattisgarhi language, which is one of the formats of eastern Hindi language class, in its semi magadhi form of Indo-Aryan language is not only being spoken, understood and used by the people in Chhattisgarh but also in other States of country. Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly had unanimously recommended on 30 March, 2001 and 13 July, 2007 to include this language in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. But till date, necessary action has not been taken in this regard. Further, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly has unanimously passed the Chhattisgarh Official Language (Amendment) Bill, 2007 by which the Chhattisgarhi language has also been recognized as the official language in addition to Hindi in that State. The Bill was notified as an Act of the State on 11 July, 2008. In view of the above, it is necessary that the Chhattisgarhi language be included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. Hence this Bill. NEW DELHI; TAMRADHWAJ SAHU November 5, 2014. 2 ANNEXURE EXTRACT 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. Malayalam. 12. Manipuri. 13. Marathi. 14. Nepali. 15. Oriya. 16. Punjabi. 17. Sanskrit. 18. Santhali. 19. Sindhi. 20. Tamil. 21. Telugu. 22. Urdu. ****** 3 LOK SABHA ————— A BILL further to amend the Constitution of India. ————— (Shri Tamradhwaj Sahu, M.P.) GMGIPMRND—2673LS(S3)—26-11-2014..