The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 2
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 60] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, NOVEMBER21,1966/KARTIKA30, 1888
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RAJYA SABHA
The following Bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on the 21st
November, 1966:—
Bill No. XXIV of 1966.
A Bill further to amend the Constitution of India.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventeenth Year of the Republic of India as follows: —
1. This Act may be called the Constitution (Twenty-second Short title.
Amendment) Act, 1966.
2. In the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution,—
(a) entries 12 to 14 shall be re-numbered as entries 13 to 15
respectively, and
Amend- ment of Eighth Schedule.
1238 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 2]STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
There have been persistent demands from the Sindhi-speaking people for the inclusion of the Sindhi language in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. Although at present Sindhi is not a regional language in a well-defined area, it used to be the language ol< a province of the undivided India and, but for parti1 ion, would have continued to be so. The Commissioner for Linguistic Minori- ties has also recommended the inclusion of Sindhi in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. On 4th November, 1966, it was announced that Government had decided to! include the Sindhi lan- guage in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. The Bill seeks to give effect to this decision.
Y. B. CHAVAN.
The 15th November, 1966.
B. N. BANERJEE,
Secretary.