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The Constitution of India1. Assamese. 2. Bengali. 1[3. Bodo. 4. Dogri.] 2[5.] Gujarati. 3[6.] Hindi. 3[7.] Kannada. 3[8.] Kashmiri. 4[3[9.] Konkani.] 1[10. Maithili.] 5[11.] Malayalam. 4[6[12.] Manipuri.] 6[13.] Marathi. 4[6[14.] Nepali.] 6[15.] 7[Odia]. 6[16.] Punjabi. 6[17.] Sanskrit. 1. Ins. by the Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act, 2003, s. 2 (w.e.f. 7-1-2004). 4. Ins. by the Constitution (Seventy-first Amendment) Act, 1992, s. 2 (w.e.f. 31-8-1992). 7. Subs. by the Constitution (Ninety-sixth Amendment) Act, 2011, s. 2, for "Oriya" (w.e.f. 23-9-2011). 2. Entry 3 renumbered as entry 5 by s. 2, ibid. (w.e.f. 7-1-2004). 3. Entries 4 to 7 renumbered as entries 6 to 9 by s. 2, ibid. (w.e.f. 7-1-2004). 5. Entry 8 renumbered as entry 11 by the Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act, 2003, s. 2 (w.e.f. 7-1-2004). 6. Entries 9 to 14 renumbered as entries 12 to 17 by s. 2, ibid. (w.e.f. 7-1-2004). 326 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Eighth Schedule) 1[18. Santhali.] 2[3[19.] Sindhi.] 4[20.] Tamil. 4[21.] Telugu. 4[22.] Urdu. 1. Ins. by the Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act, 2003, s. 2 (w.e.f. 7-1-2004). 2. Added by the Constitution (Twenty-first Amendment) Act, 1967, s. 2 (w.e.f. 10-4-1967). 3. Entry 15 renumbered as entry 19 by the Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act, 2003, s. 2 (w.e.f. 7-1-2004). 4. Entries 16 to 18 renumbered as entries 20 to 22 by s. 2, ibid. (w.e.f. 7-1-2004).
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