Telangana : Urdu made official second language; bill passed

On Thursday, the Telangana assembly has passed a bill making Urdu the second official language of the state.
KCR has recently promisied the state people that he will make Urdu mandatory for all. KCR have already made Telugu compulsory in schools.

KCR is known for regional growth and giving importance to Telangana culture and activities.

The state has a substantial Urdu-speaking population spread across all the 31 districts.

The Telangana Official Languages (Amendment) Bill, 2017 was passed with all parties supporting it.

Urdu was declared the second official language as per section 2 of the Telangana Official Languages Act, 1966 in nine districts (of total 10), except Khammam, of the Telangana region before bifurcation of undivided Andhra Pradesh, as per the statement of objects and reasons of the bill.

The percentage of Urdu-speaking population has increased to 12.69 of the total population in the state, the statement said.

“In view of the above, the Government have decided to declare Urdu language as the Second Official Language in the entire state of Telangana by suitably amending section 2 of the Telangana Official Languages Act, 1966. This bill seeks to give effect to this decision,” it said.