Schedules of The Indian Constitution

Schedules of The Indian Constitution

First Schedule - 

• Article 1 and 
• Article 4

1. Names of the States and their territorial jurisdiction.
2. Name of the Union Territories and their extent. 

Second Schedule - 

• Article 59,  
• Article 65, 
• Article 75, 
• Article 97, 
• Article 125, 
• Article 148, 
• Article 158, 
• Article 164, 
• Article 186 and 
• Article 221 

Provisions relating to the emoluments, allowances, privileges and so on of:

1. The President of India
2. The Governors of States
3. The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
4. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
5. The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in the states
6. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council in the states
7. The judges of the Supreme Court
8. The judges of the High Courts
9. The Comptroller and Auditor - General of India 

Third Schedule 

• Article 75, 
• Article 99, 
• Article 124, 
• Article 148, 
• Article 164, 
• Article 188 and 
• Article 219

Forms of Oaths or Affirmations for: 

1. The Union Ministers
2. The candidates for election to the Parliament
3. The members of Parliament
4. The judges of the Supreme Court
5. The Comptroller of Auditor - General of India
6. The State Ministers
7. The candidates for election to the state legislature
8. The members of the state legislature
9. The judges of the High Courts 

Fourth Schedule

• Article 4 and 
• Article 80

1. Allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha to the states and the Union Territories. 

Fifth Schedule

• Article 244

1. Provisions relating to the administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes.

Sixth Schedule

• Article 244 and 
• Article 275

1. Provisions relating to the administration of tribal areas in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. 

Seventh Schedule

• Article 246

1. Division of power between the Union and the States in terms of List I (Union List), List II (State List) and List III (Concurrent List). Presently, The Union List contains 100 subjects (originally 97). The State list contains 61 subjects (Originally 66) and the concurrent list contains 52 subjects (originally 47).

Eighth Schedule

• Article 344 and 
• Article 351

1. Languages recognized by the Constitution. Originally, it had 14 languages but presently there are 22 languages. They are: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo Dogri (Dongri), Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Mathili(Maithili), Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. 
2. Sindhi was added by the 21st Amendment Act of 1967. Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were added by the 71st Amendment Act of 1967; Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were added by the 71st Amendment Act of 1992; And Bodo, Dongri, Maithili and Santhali were added by the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003.

Ninth Schedule

• Article 31 - B

1. Acts and Regulations (originally 13 but presently 284) of the state legislatures dealing with land reforms and abolition of the zamindari system and of the Parliament dealing with other matters. 
2. This schedule was added by the 1st Amendment (1951) to protect the laws included in it from judicial scrutiny on the ground of violation of fundamental rights. However, in 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that the laws included in this schedule after April 24, 1973, are open to judicial review. 

Tenth Schedule

• Article 102 and 
• Article 191

1. Provisions relating to disqualification of the members of Parliament and State Legislatures on the ground of defection. 
2. This schedule was added by the 52nd Amendment Act of 1985, also known as Anti Defection Law.

Eleventh Schedule

• Article 243 - G

1. Specifies the powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats. It has 29 matters. This Schedule was added by the 73rd Amendment Act of 1992.

Twelfth Schedule

• Article 243 - W

1. Specifies the powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities. It has 18 matters. This Schedule was added by the 74th Amendment Act of 1992.

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