 bill no  xlix of  2011 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2011 a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-second year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2011 (2) it shall come into force with immediate effectshort title and commencement statement of objects  and  reasonshindi, certainly being distinct from other indian languages in many ways and having specific potential for development, was accorded the status of official language in the constitution but, since hindi had never been official language in india before, the founders of constitution felt it necessary to provide for its adequate dissemination and development moreover, in order to disseminate hindi, it was clearly directed that its use be done in such a manner that hindi could become the medium of expression of all the elements of the composite culture ie, mixed culture of indiabut, the present form of article 346 is a hindrance in providing hindi the status of official language of the union hindi has to become the medium of expression of all the elements of the composite culture of the country therefore, it is high time that this article be amended to pave the way for the development of official language hindihence, this billprabhat  jha financial memorandumclause 2 of the bill, require financial resources for providing training of hindi language to the officers and staff in many states the expenditure will be borne from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that the bill, if enacted,  i will involve a recurring expenditure of rupees ten crore per annuma non-recurring expenditure of rupees five crore may also involve annexure extract from the constitution of india     346 the language for the time being authorised for use in the union for official purposes shall be the official language for communication between one state and another state and between a state and the union:provided that if two or more states agree that the hindi language should be the official language for communication between such states, that language may be used for such communicationofficial language for communication between one state and another or between a state and the union      rajya   sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri prabhat jha, mp)gmgipmrnd—437rs(s3)—27-04-2012