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Q81 (CAPF/2013) Polity & Governance › Fundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties › Cultural and educational rights Answer Verified

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?

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Statement 1 is correct as Article 350A of the Constitution of India directs every State and local authority to provide adequate facilities for instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage of education for children belonging to linguistic minority groups [1]. This provision was added by the 7th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1956 to safeguard minority interests [1]. Statement 2 is also correct under Article 351, which imposes a special directive on the Union of India to promote the spread of the Hindi language and develop it so that it may serve as a medium of expression for all elements of the composite culture of India . These provisions are categorized as Special Directives of the Constitution, which, while not part of Part IV, function similarly to Directive Principles in guiding state policy regarding linguistic diversity and national integration.

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  1. [1] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 32: MINORITIES, SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES > MINORITIES, SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES CHAP. 321 > p. 455
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