Editing Maithili language (section)

==Official status==
In 2003, Maithili was included in the [[8th Schedule|Eighth Schedule]] of the [[Indian Constitution]] as a recognised [[language of India|Indian language]], which allows it to be used in education, government, and other official contexts in India.<ref name="mha.nic.in" /> The Maithili language is included as an optional paper in the [[Union Public Service Commission|UPSC]] Exam. In March 2018, Maithili received the second official language status in the [[Indian state]] of [[Jharkhand]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018 |title=झारखंड : रघुवर कैबिनेट से मगही, भोजपुरी, मैथिली व अंगिका को द्वितीय भाषा का दर्जा |trans-title=Jharkhand: Raghuvar Cabinet gives second language status to Magahi, Bhojpuri, Maithili and Angika |language=hi |work=Prabhat Khabar |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand/ranchi/1135878 |access-date=6 February 2021}}</ref>

[[Gopal Jee Thakur]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] is the first [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] who speaks in the Maithili language in the [[Parliament of India]].<ref>{{cite news |author=The Hindu Net Desk |date=18 November 2019 |title=Parliament proceedings updates: Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill under consideration in Lok Sabha |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/winter-session-of-parliament-day-1-live-updates/article30004519.ece |access-date=28 February 2023 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He is currently the MP for [[Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency|Darbhanga]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2 September 2022 |title=Darbhanga Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Bihar Lok Sabha Election (Polls) Results 2019, Winner, Runner-Up |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/darbhanga-lok-sabha-election-results-2019-live-winner-runner-up/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902172405/https://indianexpress.com/elections/darbhanga-lok-sabha-election-results-2019-live-winner-runner-up/ |archive-date=2 September 2022 |access-date=28 February 2023}}</ref>

The [[Language Commission (Nepal)|Nepalese Languages Commission]] has made Maithili an official Nepalese language used for administration in [[Koshi province]] and [[Madhesh Province]].<ref name=langcomreport>{{cite report |title=सरकारी कामकाजको भाषाका आधारहरूको निर्धारण तथा भाषासम्बन्धी सिफारिसहरू (पञ्चवर्षीय प्रतिवेदन- साराांश) २०७८ |trans-title=Determination of language bases of government work and language recommendations (five-year report - summary) 2078 |date=2021 |author=Language Commission |publisher=Government of Nepal |url=https://languagecommission.gov.np/list/resource/632?parent=2281 |access-date=23 October 2023 |language=ne |archive-date=6 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906171816/https://languagecommission.gov.np/files/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A3%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%BE.pdf }}</ref>

On 26 November 2024, during the occasion of the [[Constitution Day (India)|Constitution Day]], [[Maithili version of Indian Constitution|Maithili version of the Indian constitution]] was launched by the [[President of India]] [[Droupadi Murmu]].<ref>{{cite news |title=President Murmu releases Maithili and Sanskrit versions of Constitution |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/national/president-murmu-releases-maithili-and-sanskrit-versions-of-constitution-calls-it-living-progressive-document |work=National Herald |agency=PTI |date=26 November 2024 |access-date=26 November 2024 }}</ref>