Constitution Section 346 — Official language for communication between one State and another or between a State and the Union

Part XVII — OFFICIAL LANGUAGE — CHAPTER II.—REGIONAL LANGUAGES

Constitutional

Summary

The language currently approved for official use by the Union government is the language to be used for official communication between any two states, and between a state and the Union government. However, if two or more states agree to use Hindi for their official communication with each other, they may do so.

Official Text

The language for the time being authorised for use in the Union for official purposes shall be the official language for communication between one State and another State and between a State and the Union:Provided that if two or more States agree that the Hindi language should be the official language for communication between such States, that language may be used for such communication.