December 6, 2023
Saket Gokhale’s question during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha on the progress made in including the Garo and Khasi languages of Meghalaya in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution
Sir, since the question pertains to the tribal communities, which are vulnerable, especially in the State of Meghalaya, protection of vulnerable languages is also a big constituent of protecting tribal communities. Through you, I would like to ask the hon. Minister as to what the current status of including the Garo and Khasi languages of Meghalaya in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India is. And, by when does the Government plan to bring Garo and Khasi languages into the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India? Since we are asking about the tribes of Meghalaya and we are asking about the tribal population, the protection of language. But, they have received a proposal. They have received a proposal from the Government of Meghalaya as recently as two months ago.
