 bill no 244 of  2015 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2015 byshrimati jayshreeben k patel, mpa billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1  this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2015 2  in article 51a of the constitution, after clause (k), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—5amendment of article 51a"(l) to respect and propagate the use of the official language of the union" statement of objects and reasonsarticle 51a of the constitution provides a list of fundamental duties which every citizen of india is required to abide byarticle 343 provides that hindi in devanagri script shall be the official language of the union hence it becomes the duty of every citizen to respect the official language of the union and propagate the use of hindi in daily lifethe bill, therefore, seeks to amend the constitution with a view to make it a fundamental duty of every citizen to respect and propagate the use of hindi, the official language of the union in daily lifehence this billnew delhi;jayshreeben k patelaugust 12,  2015 annexure extract from the constitution of india      part iva fundamental duties51a  it shall be the duty of every citizen of india—fundamental duties(a)          (k) who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years      lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shrimati jayshreeben k patel, mp)gmgipmrnd—2408ls(s3)—05-11-2015