The Meghalaya High Court has ordered the Union of India and the state government to consider the 2016 Commissioner’s report, which emphasized the need for improved protections for linguistic minorities. The Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities’ thorough report, which was turned in on March 29, 2016, revealed serious shortcomings in Meghalaya’s safeguards for speakers of minority languages. This study is at the heart of the controversy. According to the 2001 census figures cited in the study, 47.05% of the population speaks Khasi, and 31.41% speaks Garo. However, some linguistic groups, such as speakers of Bengali, Nepali, and Hindi, continue to be neglected.
The Commissioner’s report recommends that the state government translate official documents into minority languages, establish grant-in-aid programs for minority educational institutions, and establish language preference registers in schools. It also recommended creating a State Level Committee to ensure smooth implementation. As required by Article 350B of the Constitution, the state’s Advocate General K. Khan questioned whether the 2016 Special Officer’s report had undergone the constitutional process. After the court acknowledged the need for a systematic approach, the Union and state governments are scheduled to provide updates on the status of the 2016 plans at a hearing on July 10, 2025.
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