Shastri died in January 1966 and Indira Gandhi became prime minister. The election of 1967 saw Congress retaining power with a reduced majority. In Tamil Nadu, Congress was defeated and DMK came to power. In November 1967, a new attempt to amend the bill was made. On 27 November, the bill was tabled in parliament; it was passed on 16 December (by 205 votes to 41 against). It received presidential assent on 8 January 1968 and came into effect. The Amendment modified section 3 of the 1963 Act to guarantee the "virtual indefinite policy of bilingualism" (इंग्रजी and हिंदी) in official transactions.

१९६७ मधील विधेयक
शासकीय प्रतिक्रिया
जानेवारी २६ पर्यंत घडलेल्या घटना
१९४०-१९५०चा सत्याग्रह