The Eighth Schedule was added to the Indian Constitution on January 26, 1950, along with the rest of the Constitution.

As of 2023, there are 22 languages included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.

English is not included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, although it is an official language of the Union Government.

Bodo was added to the Eighth Schedule in 2003, making it the most recent addition.

Hindi is spoken by the largest number of people in India, with over 400 million speakers.

Both Hindi and English are the official languages of the Union Government, as per Article 343 of the Constitution.

Tamil is the official language of the state of Tamil Nadu, as per the Tamil Nadu Official Language Act, 1956.

Marathi is the official language of the state of Maharashtra, as per the Maharashtra Official Language Act, 1964.

Bengali is the official language of the state of West Bengal, as per the West Bengal Official Language Act, 1961.

Kannada is the official language of the state of Karnataka, as per the Karnataka Official Language Act, 1963.

Telugu is the official language of the state of Andhra Pradesh, as per the Andhra Pradesh Official Language Act, 1966.

Telugu is the official language of the state of Telangana, as per the Telangana Official Language Act, 2017.

Malayalam is the official language of the state of Kerala, as per the Kerala Official Language Act, 1969.

Odia is the official language of the state of Odisha, as per the Odisha Official Language Act, 1954.

Punjabi is the official language of the state of Punjab, as per the Punjab Official Language Act, 1967.