Linguistic Minorities — Amendments

Amendment	Year	Description	Impact
7th Constitutional Amendment Act	1956	This amendment was crucial for the reorganization of states on a linguistic basis, following the recommendations of the States Reorganisation Commission. It also introduced Article 350B, establishing the office of the Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities (Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities).	Paved the way for the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, which redrew India's map along linguistic lines, creating new linguistic majorities and minorities. Simultaneously, it created a dedicated constitutional mechanism (CLM) to safeguard the rights of these linguistic minorities, recognizing the inherent challenges of linguistic federalism.