Article 343 is the first article in Part XVII (Official Language) of the Constitution. It states that the official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script, and the form of numerals to be used for the official purposes of the Union shall be the international form of Indian numerals. It also initially allowed for the continued use of the English language for official purposes for a period of fifteen years, which was further extended by law.
Hindi in Devanagari script is the official language of the Union according to which Article in the Indian Constitution?
Asked in WBCS Main Paper 5 2021 · Topic: Official Language (Official Language of the Union: Hindi and English)
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