President releases Constitution of India in Santhali (Ol Chiki script)
President Droupadi Murmu released the Constitution of India in the Santhali language, in the Ol Chiki script, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 25 December 2025.
Summary
President Droupadi Murmu released the Constitution of India in the Santhali language, written in the Ol Chiki script, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, on 25 December 2025. The Santhali translation was published for the first time by the Legislative Department of the Ministry of Law and Justice and was released on Good Governance Day, in the centenary year of the Ol Chiki script developed by Pandit Raghunath Murmu in 1925. Santhali was added to the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution by the 92nd Amendment Act, 2003, and is spoken by many tribal people in Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 25 December 2025, Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi
- Released by
- President Droupadi Murmu
- Published by
- Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice (first time)
- Script
- Ol Chiki (developed by Pandit Raghunath Murmu, 1925; centenary year)
- Eighth Schedule
- Santhali added by 92nd Amendment Act, 2003
- Spoken in
- Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar
Practice MCQs 3 questions
In which script is the Santhali version of the Constitution of India, released on 25 December 2025, written?
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Correct answer: A — Ol Chiki
PIB 2208453: the President said the Constitution is now available in the Santhali language, written in the Ol Chiki script.
Santhali was included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution by which Amendment Act?
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Correct answer: C — 92nd Amendment Act, 2003
PIB 2208453 and 2208484: Santhali was included in the Eighth Schedule through the 92nd Amendment Act, 2003.
Consider the following statements about the Santhali Constitution released in December 2025: 1. The Ol Chiki script was developed by Pandit Raghunath Murmu in 1925. 2. The translation was published by the Legislative Department of the Ministry of Law and Justice. 3. It was released at a joint sitting in Parliament House. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
PIB 2208484: Ol Chiki was developed by Pandit Raghunath Murmu in 1925 and the translation was published by the Legislative Department. It was released at Rashtrapati Bhavan, so statement 3 is wrong.