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From: DCW Behala

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Subject: Present form of Indian Constitution

 

As on March 2011, the Constitution, in its current form, consists of a preamble, 22 parts containing 450 articles, 12 schedules, 2 appendices and 96 amendments to date. Although it is federal in nature it also has a strong unitary bias. Although the last article of the Constitution is Article 395, the total number, as of March 2011 is 448. New articles added through amendments have been inserted in the relevant location in the original constitution. In order not to disturb the original numbering, the new articles are inserted with alpha-numeric enumerations. For example, Article 21A pertaining to Right to Education was inserted by the 86th Amendment Act.

 

 

 

Parts

 

The individual Articles of the Constitution are grouped together into the following Parts:

• Preamble
• Part I – Union and its Territory
• Part II – Citizenship.
• Part III – Fundamental Rights.
• Part IV – Directive Principles of State Policy.
• Part IVA - Fundamental Duties.
• Part V[– The Union.
• Part VI – The States.
• Part VII – States in the B part of the First schedule (Repealed).
• Part VIII – The Union Territories
• Part IX – The Panchayats.
• Part IXA - The Municipalities.
• Part X – The scheduled and Tribal Areas
• Part XI – Relations between the Union and the States
• Part XII – Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits
• Part XIII – Trade and Commerce within the territory of India
• Part XIV – Services Under the Union, the States.
• Part XIVA - Tribunals.
• Part XV – Elections
• Part XVI – Special Provisions Relating to certain Classes.
• Part XVII – Languages
• Part XVIII – Emergency Provisions
• Part XIX – Miscellaneous
• Part XX – Amendment of the Constitution
• Part XXI – Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions
• Part XXII – Short title, date of commencement, Authoritative text in Hindi and Repeals

 

Schedules

Schedules are lists in the Constitution that categorize and tabulate bureaucratic activity and policy of the Government.

• First Schedule (Articles 1 and 4) - This lists the states and territories of India, lists any changes to their borders and the laws used to make that change.
• Second Schedule (Articles 59, 65, 75, 97, 125, 148, 158, 164, 186 and 221) - This lists the salaries of officials holding public office, judges, and Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
• Third Schedule (Articles 75, 99, 124, 148, 164, 188 and 219) - Forms of Oaths – This lists the oaths of offices for elected officials and judges.
• Fourth Schedule (Articles 4 and 80) - This details the allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of Parliament) per State or Union Territory.
• Fifth Schedule (Article 244) - This provides for the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes (areas and tribes needing special protection due to disadvantageous conditions).
• Sixth Schedule (Articles 244 and 275) - Provisions for the administration of tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram.
• Seventh Schedule (Article 246) - The union (central government), state, and concurrent lists of responsibilities.
• Eighth Schedule (Articles 344 and 351) - The official languages.
• Ninth Schedule (Article 31-B) - Articles mentioned here are immune from judicial review.
• Tenth Schedule (Articles 102 and 191) - "Anti-defection" provisions for Members of Parliament and Members of the State Legislatures.
• Eleventh Schedule (Article 243-G) - Panchayat Raj (rural local government).
• Twelfth Schedule (Article 243-W) - Municipalities (urban local government).

 

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