What Article 343 says about Hindi language?
According to Article 343 of the Indian Constitution, the official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script.
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According to Article 343 of the Indian Constitution, the Devanagari script of Hindi language will be the official language of the Union. It also provided that the English language along with Hindi will be continued to use for 15 more years, i.e., up to 25 January 1965 years from the date of commencement of the Constitution.
Part 3 of Article 343 vests power in the Parliament to make a law to continue the use of the English language for official purposes even after 25 January 1965.
The Constitution makes it clear that the President by order can authorize the use of the Hindi language besides English and the Devanagari form of numerals besides the international form of Indian numerals for any of the official purposes of the Union.
Under the circumstances, the Parliament enacted The Official Languages Act, 1963. Section 3 of The Official Languages Act, 1963 came to force on the 26th day of January 1965 and provided for the continuance of the English language official purposes of the Union and for business transactions in Parliament.
This Act also laid down that both English and Hindi languages will be used for specific purposes like to give Orders, passing Resolutions, Notifications, Rules, Agreements, Licenses, Contracts, Notices, Forms of Tender, etc.
According to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, it has been the policy of the Government of India that progressive use of Hindi in official work may be ensured through persuasion, incentive and goodwill.