Karnataka forms committee to study criteria for declaring Tulu as second official language

Karnataka forms committee to study criteria for declaring Tulu as second official language

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Aug 1, 2025: The state government has formed a committee to study the standards that need to be followed in order to declare Tulu as the state’s second official language.

The committee, headed by the Director of the Department of Kannada and Culture, along with the President of the Tulu Sahitya Academy and three other members, will study the criteria adopted in declaring a second language as an official language.

Gayathri K.M., Director of the Department of Kannada and Culture, has been appointed as the chairperson of the committee. Other members include Vanitha, Deputy Secretary of the Law Department; Murthy K.N., Deputy Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms; Taranath Gatti Kapikad, President of the Tulu Academy; and Sudhakar Shetty, member of the Yakshagana Academy.

Earlier, information was collected on the recognition of other languages as additional official languages in Andhra Pradesh. Now, this committee has been tasked with conducting a comprehensive study on how the second language has been implemented as an official language in Andhra Pradesh. The government has directed the committee to submit its report within three months.