The Union Government has received  proposals from several State Governments for inclusion of more languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.  The State-wise details of proposal received are as under:-

State Govt.                              Name of Languages

(i) Bihar                                                Bhojpuri

(ii) Chhattisgarh                                  Chhatisgarhi

(iii) Sikkim                                          Bhutia, Lepcha & Limboo

(iv) Karnataka                                     Kodava & Tulu

(v) Mizoram                                        Mizo

(vi) Rajasthan                                      Rajasthani

(vii) Nagaland                                     Tenyidi

(viii) Himachal Pradesh                       Bhoti

At present there are demands for inclusion of 38 more languages in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India. These are: (1) Angika, (2) Banjara, (3) Bazika, (4) Bhojpuri, (5) Bhoti, (6) Bhotia, (7) Bundelkhandi  (8) Chhattisgarhi, (9) Dhatki, (10) English, (11) Garhwali (Pahari), (12) Gondi, (13) Gujjar/Gujjari (14) Ho, (15) Kachachhi, (16) Kamtapuri, (17) Karbi,  (18) Khasi, (19) Kodava (Coorg), (20) Kok Barak, (21) Kumaoni (Pahari), (22) Kurak, (23) Kurmali, (24) Lepcha, (25) Limbu, (26) Mizo (Lushai), (27) Magahi, (28) Mundari, (29) Nagpuri, (30) Nicobarese, (31) Pahari (Himachali), (32) Pali,  (33) Rajasthani, (34) Sambalpuri/Kosali, (35) Shaurseni (Prakrit), (36) Siraiki, (37) Tenyidi and (38) Tulu.

However, these languages are not under active consideration for inclusion in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution.  No proposal has been received for inclusion of Braj in the Eight Schedule.

There are no criteria laid down in the Constitution for inclusion of languages in the Eighth Schedule. No time frame for their inclusion in the Eight Schedule of the Constitution can be given.

This was stated by Shri Jitendra Singh, Minister of State of Home Affairs in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today

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RS/PKM