Schedules of Indian Constitution General Knowledge: The idea to have a Constitution was first given by M.N. Roy who was a pioneer of the Communist Movement in India. After that in 1935, the Indian National Congress or INC, for the first time, officially demanded a Constituent Assembly to frame the Constitution of India. At present, it has a preamble, 25 parts with 448 articles, 12 schedules, 5 appendices, and 106 amendments by September 2023. So here are short details of these twelve schedules of Indian constitution.
This article is about the Schedules of Indian Constitution. You have to remember all these schedules for your competitive government job examination.
List of 12 Schedules
| # Schedules | Subjects Deal With | Articles Covered |
|---|---|---|
| 1ST SCHEDULE | The list of states and union territories. Formation, Area, Boundary, Judiciary, Reorganisation Act of States and Union Territories. | Articles 1 and 4 |
| 2ND SCHEDULE | In the 2nd schedule, there are four parts A, B, C, D and E. Part B is repealed. Part A deals with the Provisions as to the President and the Governors of States. Part C deals with the Provisions as to the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, as well as the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Council of States, and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, and also the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council of a State. Part D deals with the Provisions for the Judges of the Supreme Court and of the High Courts. PART E is subjected to the Provisions of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. | Articles 59(3), 65(3), 75(6), 97, 125, 148(3), 158(3), 164 (5), 186 and 221 |
| 3RD SCHEDULE | Forms of Oaths or Affirmations. I > Form of oath of office for a Minister for the Union. II > Form of oath of secrecy for a Minister for the Union. III A > Form of oath or affirmation to be made by a candidate for election to Parliament. III B > Form of oath or affirmation to be made by a member of Parliament. IV > Form of oath or affirmation to be made by the Judges of the Supreme Court and the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. V > Form of oath of office for a Minister for a State. VI > Form of oath of secrecy for a Minister for a State. VII A > Form of oath or affirmation to be made by a candidate for election to the Legislature of a State. VII B > Form of oath or affirmation to be made by a member of the Legislature of a State. VIII > Form of oath or affirmation to be made by the Judges of a High Court | Articles 75(4), 99, 124(6), 148(2), 164(3), 188 and 219 |
| 4TH SCHEDULE | # Allocation of seats in the Council of States in Rajya Sabha. # To each State or Union territory, there shall be allotted the number of seats thereof opposite to that State or that Union territory. | Articles 4(1) and 80(2)] |
| 5TH SCHEDULE | Provisions as to the Administration and Control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes. PART A: Interpretation, Executive power of a State in Scheduled Areas, Report by the Governor to the President regarding the administration of Scheduled Areas. PART B: Administration and Control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes. Tribes Advisory Council, Law applicable to Scheduled Areas. PART C: Scheduled Areas. PART D: Amendment of the Schedule. | Article 244(1) |
| 6TH SCHEDULE | Provisions as to the Administration of Tribal Areas in 1[the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. 1. Autonomous districts and autonomous regions. 2. Constitution of District Councils and Regional Councils. 3. Powers of the District Councils and Regional Councils to make laws. 4. Administration of justice in autonomous districts and autonomous regions. 5. Conferment of powers under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 18981, on the Regional and District Councils and on certain courts and officers for the trial of certain suits, cases and offenses. 6. Powers of the District Council to establish primary schools, etc. 8, 9, 10, etc… | Articles 244(2) and 275(1) |
| 7TH SCHEDULE | List-I > Union List; List-II> State List; List-III> Concurrent List; Allocates powers and functions between the Union and States. 1. Union list (for central government): 100 subjects (originally 97). 2. States list (power of State Government): 61 subjects (originally 66) 3. Concurrent list (Both Union and States): 52 subjects (originally 47). | Article 246 |
| 8TH SCHEDULE | Officially Recognized Languages List: List of 22 languages of India recognized by Constitution. 1. Assamese, 2. Bengali, 3. Gujarati, 4. Hindi, 5. Kannada, 6. Kashmir, 7. Konkani, 8. Malayalam, 9. Manipuri, 10. Marathi, 11. Nepali, 12. Odia, 13 Punjabi, 14. Sanskrit, 15. Sindhi, 16. Tamil, 17. Telugu, 18. Urdu, 19. Santhali, 20. Bodo, 21. Maithili, 22. Dogri. # Sindhi was added in 1967 by the 21st Amendment. # Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were added in 1992 by the 71st Amendment. # Santhali, Maithili, Bodo and Dogri were added in 2003 by the 92nd Amendment. | Articles 344 (1) and 351 |
| 9TH SCHEDULE | Validation of certain Acts and Regulations. Land Reforms Act, Land Revenue act, Development and Regulation Act, Taluqdari Tenure Abolition act, etc. # Added by the 1st amendment in 1951. # It contains acts and orders related to legislatures dealing with land reforms and abolition of the Zamindari System. # It is meant 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. | Article 31B |
| 10TH SCHEDULE | # Added by 52nd amendment in 1985. # It contains provisions of disqualification of the members of Parliament and State Legislatures on grounds of defection. # That is known as Anti-Defection Law. | Articles 102(2) and 191(2) |
| 11TH SCHEDULE | # The powers of Panchayats, the authority of Panchayats, and the responsibilities of Panchayats. # Added by 73rd amendment in 1992. | Article 243G |
| 12TH SCHEDULE | # The powers of Municipalities, the authority of Municipalities, and the responsibilities of Municipalities # Added by 74th amendment in 1992. | Article 243W |
| Number of Articles of COI | 448 |
| Number of Parts of COI | 22 |
| Number of Schedules of COI | 12 |
Aspirants to competitive examinations should keep these schedules in mind as general knowledge. These are essential for IAS, UPSC, SSC Banking, Railway, and Defense examinations.
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