Editing Punjabi language (section)

===In India===
At the federal level, Punjabi has official status via the [[Eighth Schedule to the Indian Constitution]],<ref name="Khokhlova">{{cite journal|last1= Khokhlova|first1= Liudmila|date= January 2014|title= Majority Language Death|url= https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/4600/1/02Khokhlova.pdf|journal= Language Endangerment and Preservation in South Asia|access-date= 29 April 2017|quote= Punjabi was nonetheless included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India and came to be recognized as one of the fifteen official languages of the country.|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/4600/1/02Khokhlova.pdf|archive-date= 25 May 2017|df= dmy-all}}</ref> earned after the [[Punjabi Suba movement]] of the 1950s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/displayPageContent.jsp?ID=2123&page=1&CategoryID=1&Searched=W3GX|title=Fifty Years of Punjab Politics (1920–70)|website=[[Panjab Digital Library]]|access-date=6 January 2019|archive-date=6 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106204510/http://www.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/displayPageContent.jsp?ID=2123&page=1&CategoryID=1&Searched=W3GX|url-status=live}}</ref> At the state level, Punjabi is the sole official language of the state of Punjab, while it has secondary official status in the states of Haryana and Delhi.<ref>{{cite journal|last1= Ayres|first1= Alyssa|date= 2008|title= Language, the Nation, and Symbolic Capital: The Case of Punjab|url= https://alyssaayres.com/pdf/Ayres-JAS-Language-Nation.pdf|journal= The Journal of Asian Studies|volume= 67|issue= 3|pages= 917–946|doi= 10.1017/S0021911808001204|s2cid= 56127067|access-date= 28 April 2017|quote= in India, Punjabi is an official language as well as the first language of the state of Punjab (with secondary status in Delhi and widespread use in Haryana).|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141617/https://alyssaayres.com/pdf/Ayres-JAS-Language-Nation.pdf|archive-date= 25 May 2017|df= dmy-all}}</ref> In 2012, it was also made additional official language of [[West Bengal]] in areas where the population exceeds 10% of a particular block, sub-division or district.<ref name="The Telegraph-2012" />

Both union and state laws specify the use of Punjabi in the field of education. The state of Punjab uses the Three Language Formula, and Punjabi is required to be either the medium of instruction, or one of the three languages learnt in all schools in Punjab.<ref>{{cite journal|last1= Kumar|first1= Ashutosh|date= 2004|title= Electoral Politics in Punjab: Study of Akali Dal|journal= Economic & Political Weekly|volume= 39|issue= 14/15|pages= 1515–1520|quote= Punjabi was made the first compulsory language and medium of instruction in all the government schools whereas Hindi and English as second and third language were to be implemented from the class 4 and 6 respectively|jstor= 4414869}}</ref> Punjabi is also a compulsory language in Haryana,<ref>{{cite report|url= http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|title= 52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|date= 2015|page= 25|publisher= National Commission on Linguistic Minorities|access-date= 28 April 2017|quote= "Languages taught in the State under the Three Language Formula: First Language : Hindi Second Language : Punjabi Third language : English"|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date= 25 May 2017|df= dmy-all}}</ref> and other states with a significant Punjabi speaking minority are required to offer Punjabi medium education.{{dubious|date=October 2017}}

There are vibrant Punjabi language movie and news industries in India, however Punjabi serials have had a much smaller presence within the last few decades in television up to 2015 due to market forces.<ref>{{cite web | last=Singh | first=Jasmine | title=Serial killer | website=The Tribune | date=13 September 2015 | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/spectrum/serial-killer/130865.html | access-date=15 September 2015 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916044000/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/spectrum/serial-killer/130865.html | archive-date=16 September 2015 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Despite Punjabi having far greater official recognition in India, where the Punjabi language is officially admitted in all necessary social functions, while in Pakistan it is used only in a few radio and TV programs, attitudes of the English-educated elite towards the language are ambivalent as they are in neighbouring Pakistan.<ref name="Khokhlova" />{{rp|37}} There are also claims of state apathy towards the language in non-Punjabi majority areas like Haryana and Delhi.<ref>{{cite web | title=SGPC claims Haryana govt ignoring Punjabi language | website=Hindustan Times | date=30 July 2015 | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/amritsar/sgpc-claims-haryana-govt-ignoring-punjabi-language/article1-1374818.aspx | access-date=15 September 2015}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Aujla | first=Harjap Singh | title=Punjabi's of Delhi couldn't get justice for Punjabi language | website=Punjab News Express | date=15 June 2015 | url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/news/mainpage.aspx?name=news%5C41059-punjabi-s-of-delhi-couldn-t-get-justice-for-punjabi-language | access-date=19 September 2015 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Singh |first=Perneet |title=Sikh bodies oppose DU's 'anti-Punjabi' move |website=Tribune India |date=9 July 2013 |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130710/punjab.htm#1 |access-date=21 February 2018 |archive-date=19 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519214547/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130710/punjab.htm#1 |url-status=live }}</ref>