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Schedules of Indian Constitution

Highly Important from Exam point of view

Prelims 2014
2014 prelims

Important Schedules are marked with Red Ones considering its important in UPSC and other competitive Exams, But all the other articles are also important. mainly schedule 10, 11 and 12 are highly important.

Schedules of Indian Constitution

Schedules

Description

1st Schedule
  1. The States
  2. The Union Territories

2nd ScheduleIt relates to salaries of president, governors, Judges of Supreme court and High court, Comptroller and auditors general of India It Contains 5 Parts (Part A, Part B, Part C, Part D, Part E)

3rd ScheduleThird Schedule contains the Forms of Oaths and affirmations

4th ScheduleAllocation of Seats in Council of States (i.e. the no of seats for each state in Rajya Sabha)

5th ScheduleProvisions as to the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes Contains 4 parts (Part A, Part B, Part C, Part D)

6th ScheduleProvision as to the administration of Tribal Areas in the states of
  • Assam
  • Meghalaya
  • Tripura and
  • Mizoram
  • West Bengal (Darjeeling, Gorkha Hill Council)

7th ScheduleContains No of Subjects that Union and State Government can make laws
  • List I : Union List (97)
  • List II : State List (66)
  • List III : concurrent List (47)

8th ScheduleContains the List of Languages that are recognized by Constitution (contains 22 languages)
  • Sindhi – Added by 21st Amendment Act (1967)
  • Konkani, Nepali, Manipuri – Added by 71stAmendment Act (1992)
  • Santhali, Maithili, Bodo, Dogri – Added by 92ndAmendment Act (2003)

9th ScheduleValidation of certain Acts and Regulations
  • Added by 1st Amendment in 1951

10th ScheduleProvision as to the disqualification on grounds of defection –
  • Added by 52nd Amendment Act (1985)

11th SchedulePowers, Authority and Responsibilities of Panchayats (contains 29 subjects) –
  • Added by 73rd Amendment Act (1992)

12th SchedulePowers, Authority and Responsibilities of Municipalities (contains 18 Subjects) –
  • Added by 74th Amendment Act (1992)

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