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The Ministry of Tribal Affairs informed the Rajya Sabha about demands to include 'Gor Boli', a language spoken by the Banjara community, in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
The government noted that past attempts to fix exact criteria for inclusion, such as the Sitakant Mohapatra Committee, have remained inconclusive.
The Sahitya Akademi is actively promoting tribal and unrecognized languages, including Banjara, through its Bhasha Samman awards.
GS Paper 2 > Constitution > Eighth Schedule
The Constitution (71st Amendment) Act, 1992 amends the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution to include which of the following languages? 1. Konkani 2. Manipuri 3. Nepali 4. Maithili Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
A schedule in the Indian Constitution that lists the official languages of the Republic of India. Inclusion in this schedule mandates the government to promote the language.