 financial memorandumthe bill seeks to provide for simultaneous interpretation and also translation facility in all languages specified in the eighth schedule to the constitution it also enables members to table notices in those languages this will involve some expenditure from the consolidated fund of india in respect of appointment of interpreters, translators, etc it is likely that an annual recurring expenditure of about rupees two crore is to be involved a non-recurring expenditure of about rupees twenty crore is also likely to be involved for making necessary arrangements in parliament for simultaneous interpretation and making available translation in all languages annexure extract from the constitution of india120 (1) notwithstanding anything in part xvii, but subject to the provisions of article 345 business in parliament shall be transacted in hindi or in english: provided that the chairman of the council of states or speaker of the house of the people, or person acting as such, as the case may be, may permit any member who cannot adequately express himself in hindi or in english to address the house in his mother-tongue (2) unless parliament by law otherwise provides, this article shall, after the expiration of a period of fifteen years from the commencement of this constitution, have effect as if the words or in english were omitted therefrom