Which, amongst the following, is the latest language to be included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India ?

The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution originally included 14 languages. Over time, this list was expanded through various constitutional amendments. The 71st Amendment Act of 1992 added Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali to the schedule [3]. Subsequently, the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003 included four more languages: Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali [2]. Among the options provided, Maithili was included in 2003, making it the latest addition compared to Nepali, Konkani, and Manipuri, which were all added earlier in 1992 [6]. While the 96th Amendment Act of 2011 changed the spelling of 'Oriya' to 'Odia', no new languages have been added to the schedule since the 2003 amendment [6]. Therefore, Maithili is the most recently included language among the given choices.

Sources

1. [1] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 33: LANGUAGES > REFERENCES > p. 473
2. [3] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 92: World Constitutions > APPENDIX IV Constitutional Amendments at a Glance > p. 722
3. [2] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 92: World Constitutions > APPENDIX IV Constitutional Amendments at a Glance > p. 724
4. [6] https://www.mea.gov.in/Images/pdf1/S8.pdf
5. [4] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 35: TABLES > THE CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT ACTS > p. 525