Eighth Schedule Languages: Digital Infrastructure and Socio-Economic Indicators

Sanskrit is a scheduled language in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, while Bodo, Dogri, and Maithili are unscheduled languages.

Assam has the largest number of unscheduled languages, with 14 languages.

Santali has the largest number of speakers among the unscheduled languages, with over 7 million speakers.

Maithili is spoken in the largest number of states, with 4 states.

Maithili is the only unscheduled language that is recognized as a classical language by the Government of India.

Maithili has the highest literacy rate among the unscheduled languages, with a literacy rate of over 60%.

Maithili has the largest number of publications among the unscheduled languages, with over 10,000 publications.

Maithili has the largest number of radio stations among the unscheduled languages, with over 100 radio stations.

Maithili has the largest number of television channels among the unscheduled languages, with over 10 television channels.

Maithili has the largest number of websites among the unscheduled languages, with over 10,000 websites.

Maithili has the largest number of social media users among the unscheduled languages, with over 1 million social media users.

Maithili has the largest number of mobile phone users among the unscheduled languages, with over 10 million mobile phone users.

Maithili has the largest number of internet users among the unscheduled languages, with over 1 million internet users.

Maithili has the largest number of e-commerce users among the unscheduled languages, with over 100,000 e-commerce users.

Maithili has the largest number of online banking users among the unscheduled languages, with over 100,000 online banking users.