THE ANDHRA PRADESH OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ACT, 1966
The Andhra Pradesh [Official Languages] Act, 1966
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The Andhra Pradesh Official Languages Act, 1966 establishes Telugu as the official language of the state while regulating the use of Urdu and English for administrative and legislative functions. Applying to government bodies and public institutions throughout Andhra Pradesh, it empowers the state to notify specific official purposes for regional language use and mandates official Telugu translations of state and central laws. It also provides for a dedicated language commission to guide implementation. This Act matters because it improves public accessibility and civic participation by ensuring governance and legal proceedings are conducted in local languages.
- 1. Short title and extent
- 2. Official Languages of the State
- 3. Governments power to notify the Official purposes for which Telugu and Urdu to be used
- 4. Provided that the State Government may specify different dates in respect of different items in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this sub-section.
- 5. Commission on Official Languages
- 6. Authorised Telugu translation of Central and State Acts, etc
- 7. Legislature shall be accompanied by a translation of the same in the English language.
- 8. Power to make rules
- 9. Repeal of Andhra Pradesh Act 16 of 1964
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