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It shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language, to develop it so that it may Special procedure for enactment of certain laws relating to language. Language to be used in representations for redress of grievances. Facilities for instruction in mother-tongue at primary stage. Special Officer for linguistic minorities. Directive for development of the Hindi language. 1Ins. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 21. THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part XVII.—Official Language.—Arts. 349—351.) 216 serve as a medium of expression for all the elements of the composite culture of India and to secure its enrichment by assimilating without interfering with its genius, the forms, style and expressions used in Hindustani and in the other languages of India specified in the Eighth Schedule, and by drawing, wherever necessary or desirable, for its vocabulary, primarily on Sanskrit and secondarily on other languages. THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part XVII.—Official Language.—Art. 351.) 217 PART XVIII EMERGENCY PROVISIONS