Paper I · 5 Indian Polity & Governance · 5.5.1 Constitutional bodies

5.5.1.7 Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities

Article 350B, added in 1956, provides a Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities, appointed by the President, to investigate and report on the safeguards for people whose mother tongue differs from the main language of their state.

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Key terms

  • Article 350B
  • Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities
  • 7th Amendment
  • States Reorganisation Commission
  • mother tongue
  • Article 350A

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