Consider the following statements:
1. It shall be the endeavour of every State and every local authority within the State to provide adequate facilities for instruction in mother tongue at the primary state of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups.
2. The Constitution enjoins the Union of India to provide and promote the spread of Hindi language and to develop it so that it may serve as a medium of expression of all the elements of the composite culture of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CAPF – 2013
– Statement 2: Article 351 of the Constitution provides a directive for the development of the Hindi language. It states: “It shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language, to develop it so that it may serve as a medium of expression for all the elements of the composite culture of India…”. This statement is correct.
– Article 350A aims to protect the interests of linguistic minorities in education.
– Article 351 sets out the objective for the development and promotion of Hindi as a language capable of serving as a link language while respecting India’s diverse linguistic heritage.