Facilities for instruction in mother-tongue at primary stage.
It shall be the endeavour of every State and of every local authority within the State to provide adequate facilities for instruction in the mother-tongue at the primary stage of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups; and the President may issue such directions to any State as he considers necessary or proper for securing the provision of such facilities.
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This provision was not part of the Constitution of India, 1950. It was inserted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956.