Dogri was added by the 92nd Amendment Act of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act, 2003.
The act amended the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution so as to include Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santali (Santhali) languages, thereby raising the total number of languages listed in the schedule to 22.
The Eighth Schedule lists languages that the Government of India has the responsibility to develop.