<P> The Indian constitution , in 1950 , declared Hindi in Devanagari script to be the official language of the union . Unless Parliament decided otherwise , the use of English for official purposes was to cease 15 years after the constitution came into effect , i.e. , on 26 January 1965 . The prospect of the changeover , however , led to much alarm in the non Hindi - speaking areas of India , especially Dravidian - speaking states whose languages were not related to Hindi at all . As a result , Parliament enacted the Official Languages Act , 1963 , which provided for the continued use of English for official purposes along with Hindi , even after 1965 . </P>
<P> The Indian constitution , in 1950 , declared Hindi in Devanagari script to be the official language of the union . Unless Parliament decided otherwise , the use of English for official purposes was to cease 15 years after the constitution came into effect , i.e. , on 26 January 1965 . The prospect of the changeover , however , led to much alarm in the non Hindi - speaking areas of India , especially Dravidian - speaking states whose languages were not related to Hindi at all . As a result , Parliament enacted the Official Languages Act , 1963 , which provided for the continued use of English for official purposes along with Hindi , even after 1965 . </P>
when was hindi made national language of india
when was hindi made national language of india
1950
1950