Manipur Official Language Act

Manipur Official Language Act
(Meitei: ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯤꯌꯦꯜ ꯂꯦꯡꯒ꯭ꯋꯦꯖ ꯑꯦꯛ꯭ꯠ)
Emblem of Manipur and the endonym of Meiteilon, an official language of the state, written in Meetei Mayek script and Bengali script, the official concurrent writing systems of the Government of Manipur
Manipur Legislative Assembly
  • Manipur Official Language Act, 1979
Territorial extentManipur
Considered byGovernment of Manipur
Passed byManipur Legislative Assembly
Passed27 October 1979
Enacted27 October 1979
Considered byManipur Legislative Assembly
amendments considered by the Manipur Legislative Assembly10 March 2021
Amended by
Manipur Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2021
Summary
an act to declare the official language of the State of Manipur
Status: Current legislation

The Manipur Official Language Act (Meitei: ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯤꯌꯦꯜ ꯂꯦꯡꯒ꯭ꯋꯦꯖ ꯑꯦꯛ꯭ꯠ) is an act (document) that declares the official language of the State of Manipur. It was passed by the Manipur Legislative Assembly, approved by the Governor of Manipur. It makes Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) as the official language of the Government of Manipur. It was initially enacted in 1979 but later amended in 2021, to replace Bengali script's sole usage by the concurrent usage of both Meitei script (officially known as Meetei Mayek) and Bengali script, for writing the Meitei language.