Official scripts of India

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There are several official scripts of India, which are either used officially by the Union government or by the state governments. The official languages of the Indian Union are Hindi and English, whereas the Devanagari script is used to write Hindi and the Latin script is used for English. Alongside, the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India lists languages that are officially recognised by the Indian government.^[1] However, the state legislatures are free to adopt by law any languages as official ones.^[2]^[3]

^ "Eighth Schedule" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ "CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS | Department of Official Language | Ministry of Home Affairs | GoI". rajbhasha.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
^ "India: Official Languages Act". About us. Retrieved 2025-03-09.

[Eight-1] "Eighth Schedule" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

[2] "CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS | Department of Official Language | Ministry of Home Affairs | GoI". rajbhasha.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-03-09.

[3] "India: Official Languages Act". About us. Retrieved 2025-03-09.

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