Section 4

Promotion and development of regional languages.

The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020.

  • Act 23 of 2020
  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs
About this Act

An Act to provide for the languages to be used for the official purposes of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

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     (1) The Administrator may, for the promotion and development of regional languages of the Union territory, take necessary steps to strengthen the existing institutional mechanisms such as the Academy of Art, Culture and languages in the Union territory.
     (2) The institutional mechanisms referred to in sub-section (1) shall make special efforts for the promotion and development of Gojri, Pahari and Punjabi languages.

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