Question

Odisha Official Language (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016 was promulgated which will facilitate use of Odia language in transaction of official businesses of the Government. Consider the following statements in this context:

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

• A. Only 1
• B. Only 2
• C. Both of these
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both of these

Article 345 of the Constitution of India: Official language or languages of a State Subject to the provisions of Article 346 and 347, allows the state legislature to adopt 'any one or more of the languages in use in the State or Hindi as the language or languages to be used for all or any of the official purposes' of the concerned State. It also provides that, until the Legislature of the State otherwise provides by law, the English language shall continue to be used for those official purposes within the State for which it was being used immediately before the commencement of this Constitution. Orissa is the first state to be evolved on the basis of language. So the Orissa Official Language Act, 1954 was enacted in 1954.