Odisha Cabinet Recommends Proposal for Inclusion of Mundari Language in 8th Schedule of Constitution

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday recommended the proposal for the Inclusion of Mundari language in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India.

Inclusion of the Mundari language in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India will benefit to the Munda & Mundari tribes of Odisha.

It will preservation and promote the Mundari language and culture.

The trend of shifting to Other Languages by the Mundari-speaking people will be regulated.  More literary activities like the publication of different categories of books will gain momentum.

The indigenous knowledge and practices of Mundari speaking population will be preserved.

More than six lakh Mundari-speaking Indigenous people will be benefitted from this decision.

The Cabinet decision to recommend the inclusion of the Mundari language in the 8th schedule will have no financial implications.