5 languages approved by govt as classical languages: What does this mean

The Indian government has recently granted classical language status to five languages- – Bengali, Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, and Assamese. This decision brings the total number of classical languages in India to eleven, extending to the existing six- – Odia, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, and Sanskrit. But, what does it truly mean for a language to be designated as “classical”?