Amendment to Article 29 — Language Protection

(1) Any section of the citizens residing in the territory of India or any part thereof having a distinct language, script, or culture of its own shall have the right to conserve the same.

(2) No directive, executive order, administrative instruction, or legislation of the Union Government shall require any State to adopt any particular language as the mandatory medium of administration, official communication, government examinations, or public education, without the affirmative resolution of the Legislative Assembly of that State passed by a majority of members present and voting. Any such requirement applied to a State without such resolution shall be void within that State to the extent of its application [@cite_official_languages_act_1963].