Constitution of India: Parts, Schedules & Articles- All In A Glance
Constitution Day is observed on 26th November every year as it is the day when the Constitution was made. The Constitution of India is the longest Constitution in the world. It had 395 articles in 22 parts and 8 schedules at the time of its commencement. Now the Constitution of India has 448 articles in 25 parts and 12 schedules and to add to this all 105 amendments. Take a look at the article below to read about the Parts and Schedules of the Constitution.
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Parts & Schedules of The Indian Constitution:
The Parts of the Indian Constitution are given below:-
| Parts |
Subject Matter |
Articles |
|---|---|---|
| I |
The Union and its territory |
1 to 4 |
| II |
5 to 11 |
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| III |
12 to 35 |
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| IV |
36 to 51 |
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| IV-A |
51-A |
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| V |
The Union Government |
52 to 151 |
| Chapter I - The Executive |
52 to 78 |
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| Chapter II - Parliament |
79 to 122 |
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| Chapter III - Legislative Powers of President |
123 |
|
| Chapter IV - The Union Judiciary |
124 to 147 |
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| Chapter V - Comptroller and Auditor-General of India |
148 to 151 |
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| VI |
The State Governments |
152 to 237 |
| Chapter I - General |
152 |
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| Chapter II - The Executive |
153 to 167 |
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| Chapter III - The State Legislature |
168 to 212 |
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| Chapter IV - Legislative Powers of Governor |
213 |
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| Chapter V - The High Courts |
214 to 232 |
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| Chapter VI - Subordinate Courts |
233 to 237 |
|
| VIII |
The Union Territories |
239 to 242 |
| IX |
The Panchayats |
243 to 243-O |
| IX-A |
The Municipalities |
243-P to 243-ZG |
| IX-B |
The Co-operative Societies |
243-ZH to 243-ZT |
| X |
The Scheduled and Tribal Areas |
244 to 244-A |
| XI |
Relations between the Union and the States |
245 to 263 |
| Chapter I - Legislative Relations |
245 to 255 |
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| Chapter II - Administrative Relations |
256 to 263 |
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| XII |
Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits |
264 to 300-A |
| Chapter I - Finance |
264 to 291 |
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| Chapter II - Borrowing |
292 to 293 |
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| Chapter III - Property, Contracts, Rights, Liabilities, Obligations and Suits |
294 to 300 |
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| Chapter IV - Right to Property |
300-A |
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| XIII |
Trade, Commerce and Intercourse within the Territory of India |
301 to 307 |
| XIV |
Services under the Union and the States |
308 to 323 |
| Chapter I - Services |
308 to 314 |
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| Chapter II - Public Service Commissions |
315 to 323 |
|
| XIV-A |
Tribunals |
323-A to 323-B |
| XV |
Elections |
324 to 329-A |
| XVI |
Special Provisions relating to Certain Classes |
330 to 342 |
| XVII
|
343 to 351 |
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| Chapter I - Language of the Union |
343 to 344 |
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| Chapter II - Regional Languages |
345 to 347 |
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| Chapter III-Language of the Supreme Court, High Courts, and so on |
348 to 349 |
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| Chapter IV-Special Directives |
350 to 351 |
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| XVIII |
352 to 360 |
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| XIX |
Miscellaneous |
361 to 367 |
| XX |
Amendment of the Constitution |
368 |
| XXI |
Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions |
369 to 392 |
| XXII | Short title, Commencement, Authoritative Text in Hindi and Repeals |
393 to 395 |
NOTE: Part VII ( dealing with Part - B states) was deleted by the 7th Amendment Act (1956). On the other hand, both Part IV - A and Part XIV-A were added by the 42nd Amendment Act (1976), while Part OX-A was added by the 74th Amendment Act (1992), and Part IX-B was added by the 97th Amendment Act (2011).
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The schedules of the Indian constitution are given below:-
| Schedule |
Subject Matter |
| First Schedule |
1. Names of the States and their territorial jurisdiction. |
| 2. Names of the Union Territories and their extent. |
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| Second Schedule |
Provisions relating to the emoluments, allowances, privileges and so on of: |
| 2. The Governors of States |
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| 3. The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha |
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| 4. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha |
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| 5. The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in the states |
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| 6. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council in the states |
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| 7. The Judges of the Supreme Court |
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| 8. The Judges of the High Courts |
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| 9. The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India |
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| Third Schedule |
Forms of Oaths or Affirmations for: |
| 2. The candidates for election to the Parliament |
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| 3. The members of Parliament |
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| 4. The judges of the Supreme Court |
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| 6. The state ministers |
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| 7. The candidates for election to the state legislature |
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| 8. The members of the state legislature |
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| 9. The judges of the High Courts |
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| Fourth Schedule |
Allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha to the states and the union territories. |
| Fifth Schedule |
Provisions relating to the administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes. |
| Sixth Schedule |
Provisions relating to the administration of tribal areas in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram. |
| Seventh Schedule |
Division of powers 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 |
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. Sindhi was added by the 21st Amendment Act of 1967; Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were added by the 71 st Amendment Act of 1992; and Bodo, Dongri, Maithili and Santhali were added by the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003. |
| Ninth Schedule |
Acts and Regulations (originally 13 but presently 282) 19 of the state legislatures dealing with land reforms and the abolition of the zamindari system and of the. Parliament dealing with other matters. 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 now open to judicial review. |
| Tenth Schedule |
Provisions relating to the disqualification of the members of Parliament and State Legislatures on the ground of defection. This schedule was added by the 52nd Amendment Act of 1985, also known as Anti-defection Law. |
| Eleventh Schedule |
Specifies the powers, authority and responsibilities ofPanchayats. It has 29 matters. This schedule was added by the 73rd Amendment Act of 1992. |
| Twelfth Schedule |
Specifies the powers, authority, and responsibilities of Municipalities. It has 18 matters. This schedule was added by the 74th Amendment Act of 1992. |
So this was the list of important articles, schedules, and articles of the Indian constitution. This list is very important for all types of competitive exams to be held in India.
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