Official language flexibility: State Legislatures may use state language, Hindi or English, with mother tongue permission. Business in a State Legislature shall be transacted in the official language or languages of the State, or in Hindi or in English, subject to article 348; the presiding officer may allow a member to address the House in his mother-tongue if he cannot adequately express himself in those languages. A transitional provision contemplates omission of 'or in English' after a prescribed period unless law provides otherwise, with statutory extensions for specified States.
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Official language flexibility: State Legislatures may use state language, Hindi or English, with mother tongue permission.
Business in a State Legislature shall be transacted in the official language or languages of the State, or in Hindi or in English, subject to article 348; the presiding officer may allow a member to address the House in his mother-tongue if he cannot adequately express himself in those languages. A transitional provision contemplates omission of "or in English" after a prescribed period unless law provides otherwise, with statutory extensions for specified States.
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