‪Languages‬

1. The number of languages recognised by the Indian Constitution is

---22

2. At the inception of Indian constitution in 1950, the number of recognised languages was---14

3. The languages which were added to the Eighth Schedule are
Sindhi, Konkani, Nepali, Manipuri, Maithili, Dogri, Bodo and Santhali.
Number of identifiable mother tongues as per Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation report of 2011---
234

4. The first language to be conferred the status of a Classical Language---Tamil

5. Other languages which have been conferred the status of a Classical Language---Sanskrit, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Odia

6. The official language of Nagaland is---English

7. The official language of Jammu and Kashmir---Urdu

8.The official language of Goa---Konkani