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Article 347

Part XVII — Official Language · Constitution of India

Article 347

Special provision relating to language spoken by a section of the population of a State. On a demand being made in that behalf the President may, if he is satisfied that a substantial proportion of the population of a State desire the use of any language spoken by them to be recognised by that State, direct that such language shall also be officially recognised throughout that State or any part thereof for such purpose as he may specify. ​

In plain wordsIf a substantial section of a state's population wants their language recognized, the President can direct the state to officially recognize it for specified purposes. This gives large linguistic minorities a route to official status for their language.
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