Mizoram state legislative assembly today unanimously adopted an official resolution moved by state Education Minister Vanlalthlana seeking inclusion of Mizo language in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India.

Participating in the discussion, Chief Minister Lalduhoma expressed gratitude to the Mizo Language Development Board (MLDB), which had initiated the official resolution after holding consultations with all the stakeholders in the state.

Allaying fear expressed by some members that inclusion of Mizo language in the 8th Schedule to the Constitution may adversely affect the Schedule Tribe status of the Mizos, Lalduhoma said that Mizos are included as Schedule Tribe in the Schedule Tribe Order 1950, and the order remains till date.

He, however, suggested unanimity among all the political parties to make the entire state a scheduled area under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, as has been done in the case of Meghalaya.