Aizawl, March 8 The Mizoram Assembly is scheduled to discuss a formal resolution seeking long-overdue national recognition and inclusion of the Mizo language in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution on Monday, according to officials at the assembly secretariat.
The resolution will be moved by Education Minister Vanlalthlana after the question hour.
The resolution aims to intensify efforts to include the Mizo language, which is the "lingua franca" of various Mizo tribes, in the 8th Schedule, which includes 22 languages, the officials said.
The proposed resolution follows recent consultations between Chief Minister Lalduhoma and the Eighth Schedule Study Group of the Mizo Language Development Board (MLDB).
In January, members of the study group informed Lalduhoma that there was overwhelming consensus and support among various organizations and ethnic Mizo communities across the state for inclusion of the Mizo language in the 8th Schedule.
They said that a proposal for inclusion of the Mizo language in the 8th Schedule was submitted to the Centre in the past, but was not vigorously pursued.
The study group suggested the formation of a task group to resubmit the proposal comprehensively.
According to the group, Mizo was declared the official language of Mizoram in 1974 and serves as a common medium of communication among Zo ethnic communities living in different parts of the world.