Tulu Gets Additional Official Language Status in Karnataka

• State: Karnataka.
• Language: Tulu.
• Location: Dakshina Kannada along with parts of Udupi.
• Status: Additional official/administrative language status.
• Article 345: State Legislature may adopt one or more languages used in the State for official purposes.
• Karnataka Official Language Act: The Karnataka Official Language Act, 1963, prescribes Kannada as the official language.
• Eighth Schedule: Tulu is not one of the languages in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution.
• Linguistic classification: Tulu is an unrecognised but independent language in its own right, a non-scheduled language.
• Education: Tulu is a subject option for Classes 6–10 in Karnataka.
• Universities: Mangalore University introduced a post-graduate course in Tulu from the academic year 2018–19.
• Administrative Use: The decision seeks to use Tulu in local meetings, official communications and applications.

Prelims MCQs

Q1. Following are the statements about Tulu:

1. Tulu finds a place in Eighth Schedule of Constitution.
2. Tulu is recognized as a separate language.
3. Tulu gets spoken in parts of Karnataka.

Which of the following statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 2 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only

Reason: Tulu is considered to be a separate language but not in Eighth Schedule. It is found in portions of Karnataka, especially the western coastal area.