What role does the Parliament have in determining the official languages of India?
The Parliament, through the Legislature of a State, has the power to determine the official languages of India for various purposes. According to Article 345, the Legislature of a State may by law adopt any one or more of the languages in use in the State or Hindi as the language or languages to be used for all or any of the official purposes of that State. The Parliament also has the power to determine the official language for communication between different States and between a State and the Union under Article 346. Furthermore, under Article 347, the President can direct the recognition of a specific language spoken by a section of the population in a State as an officially recognized language if he is satisfied that a substantial proportion of the population desires it.