On December 25, 2025, President Droupadi Murmu released the Constitution of India in the Santhali language at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Constitution is now available in the Ol Chiki script. The centenary of the Ol Chiki script is being celebrated this year. Dignitaries present included the Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, and the Union Minister of State for Law and Justice, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal. The Santhali language was included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution through the 92nd Amendment Act, 2003. It is spoken by a significant number of tribal people in Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. This release has an ID of 2208453, with a visitor total of 4131. This release is also available in Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Bengali, Bengali-TR, Gujarati, Odia, Tamil, and Malayalam.
Key Entities Referenced
Constitution of India: The fundamental law of India, released in the Santhali language.
Santhali language: One of the ancient languages in India and included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution through the 92nd Amendment Act, 2003.
92nd Amendment Act, 2003: The act through which the Santhali language was included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
Ol Chiki script: The script used to write the Santhali language, in which the Constitution is now available.
Droupadi Murmu: The President of India who released the Constitution of India in the Santhali language.
President's Secretariat
PRESIDENT OF INDIA RELEASES THE
CONSTITUTION OF INDIA IN THE SANTHALI
LANGUAGE
प्रव तथ: 25 DEC 2025 1:35PM by PIB Delhi
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, released the Constitution of India in the Santhali language
at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (December 25, 2025).
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that it is a matter of pride and joy for all the Santhali people
that the Constitution of India is now available in the Santhali language, written in the Ol Chiki script. It
will make them able to read and understand the Constitution in their own language.
The President said that this year, we are celebrating the centenary of the Ol Chiki script. She appreciated
the Union Minister of Law and Justice and his team for bringing the Constitution of India in Ol Chiki
script in its centenary year.
Among the dignitaries present on the occasion were the Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan
and the Union Minister of State for Law and Justice, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal.
The Santhali language, which was included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution through the 92nd
Amendment Act, 2003, is one of the most ancient living languages of India. It is spoken by a significant
number of tribal people in Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar.****
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