literature medium True/False

The 'Sahitya Akademi Award' is given only for works written in the 22 languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: False

While it primarily recognizes the 22 scheduled languages, the Sahitya Akademi also gives awards for English and Rajasthani, Bhojpuri, and other recognized languages not in the 8th Schedule.

Topic Literary Awards
Exam Relevance UPSC Prelims, SSC CGL
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