NOTES AND REFERENCES‌

1. A linguistic minority is a group of people whose mother tongue is different from that of the majority in the state or part of a state. Thus, the linguistic minorities are determined on a state-wise basis.

2. Part XVII is entitled as 'Official Language’ and consists of four chapters. Article 350-B is contained in the fourth chapter entitled as 'Special Directives’.

3. The constitutional safeguards for linguistic minorities are explained in Chapter 65.

4. So far, 52 reports have been presented.

5. India 2013, Publications Division, Government of India, p. 1012.

6. Annual Report 2011-2012, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India, p. 38.

7. 47th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, July 2008 to June 2010, p. 222.

8. Ibid.