Explanation:

Under the Constitution of India, certain safeguards have been granted to the religious andlinguistic minorities.

• Article 29 and 30 of the Constitution seek to protect the interests of minorities and recognize their right to conserve their distinct language, script or culture and to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.
• Article 347 makes provision for Presidential direction for official recognition of any language spoken by a substantial proportion to the populations of a state or any part thereof for suchpurpose as the President may specify.
• Article 350 gives the right to submit representation for redressal of grievances to any authority ofthe Union or a state in any of the languages used in the Union/States.
• Article 350A provides for instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups.
• Article 350B provides for a Special Officer designated as Commissioner for Linguistic Minoritiesto investigate all matters relating to the safeguards provided for linguistic minorities under theConstitution

Article 332 deals with the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assemblies of the States.