Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi added to Jammu and Kashmir official languages list

The Union Cabinet has approved a Bill to include Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi as official languages in the newly-created Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Only English and Urdu were official languages in the former State.

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Subsequently, Gujjar groups sought PM Modi’s intervention, asking him to include Gojri in the list of official languages, claiming that it is the second-most spoken language after Dogri in Jammu and Kashmiri in Kashmir Valley.

Gurjari, also known as Gojri and Gujri is a variety of Indo-Aryan spoken by the Gurjars and other tribes of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.

The language is mainly spoken in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Delhi and other parts of India.