Commission and Committee of the Legislative Assembly on official language

(1) The Governor shall, at the expiration of five years from such commencement, by order constitute a Commission which shall consist of a Chairman and such other members of the Legislative Assembly representing the different languages of the State as the Governor may appoint, and the order shall define the procedure to be followed by the Commission. (2) It shall be the duty of the Commission to make recommendations to the Governor as to— (a) the progressive use of the Manipuri language for the official purposes of the State; (b) restrictions on the use of the English for all or any of the official purposes of the State; (c) any other matter referred to the Commission by the Governor as regards the official language of the State and language for communication between the linguistic groups of the State. (3) In making their recommendations under sub-section (2) the Commission shall have due regard to the industrial, cultural and scientific advancement and the just claims and the interests of persons belonging to other linguistic groups of the State in regard to the public services. (4) There shall be constituted a Committee consisting of seven members of the Legislative Assembly to be elected by the Members of the House. (5) It shall be the duty of the Committee to examine the recommendations of the Commission constituted under sub-section (1) and to report to the Governor their opinion thereon. (6) Notwithstanding anything in Section 3, the Governor may, after consideration of the report referred to in sub-section (2), issue such directions in accordance with whole or any part of the report as may be within the purview of articles 345 & 348 of the Constitution.