Overview
- President Droupadi Murmu released the Santhali-language Constitution at a Dec. 25 ceremony in New Delhi, emphasizing easier comprehension for tribal communities.
- The edition is published in the Ol Chiki script, with the Presidency crediting the Ministry of Law and Justice for preparing the text during the script’s centenary year.
- Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan and Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal attended and endorsed the initiative.
- Officials said Santhali speakers across Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, and Bihar will be able to read constitutional provisions in their mother tongue.
- Santhali has been part of the Constitution’s Eighth Schedule since the 92nd Amendment in 2003, and the Vice President said the new edition would bolster civic participation.