Tulu Gets Official Status in Karnataka 🇮🇳 | Second Additional Administrative Language |

Q. In September 2026, the Karnataka Cabinet approved which Dravidian language as the state’s second additional administrative language for the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi?
✅ Answer: Tulu
The Karnataka Cabinet, at a meeting in Mangaluru on 18 September 2026, approved Tulu as the state’s second additional administrative language for Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. The New Indian Express
🔑 Key Facts:
– 🗣️ Language: Tulu
– 🇮🇳 State: Karnataka
– 📍 Districts: Dakshina Kannada and Udupi
– 🏛️ Status: Second additional administrative language
– 🌳 Language family: Dravidian
– 📅 Cabinet decision: 18 September 2026
– 🏙️ Meeting venue: Mangaluru
– 📜 Administrative use: Tulu can be used for official communication in the two designated districts. The Indian Express
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