Schedules & Parts of the Indian Constitution

Schedules of the Indian Constitution

Schedule Number	Subject/Features	Related Articles	Explanation
First	States and Union Territories	Articles 1, 4	Lists all Indian states and union territories with their territorial extent.
Second	Salaries, allowances, emoluments of key constitutional office holders (President, Governors, Judges, etc.)	Various: see notes	Details financial entitlements for President, Governors, Judges, Speaker, CAG, and others.
Third	Forms of Oaths and Affirmations	Various: see notes	Text for Oaths taken by Union and State Ministers, Parliament and Legislature members, Judges, etc.
Fourth	Allocation of Seats in Rajya Sabha	Arts. 4(1), 80(2)	Details distribution of seats for states/UTs in the Rajya Sabha, according to population.
Fifth	Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes	Article 244(1)	Provisions for administration of tribal areas called “Scheduled Areas” in several states.
Sixth	Administration of Tribal Areas in NE States (Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram)	Arts. 244(2), 275(1)	Details autonomous district and regional councils for tribal administration in NE India.
Seventh	Division of Legislative Powers: Union, State, and Concurrent Lists	Article 246	Specifies subjects under Union, State, Concurrent legislative jurisdiction (three lists).
Eighth	List of Recognized Languages	Arts. 344(1), 351	Lists the official languages recognized by the Constitution (currently 22 languages).
Ninth	Validation of certain acts/regulations, especially land reforms	Article 31B	Specifies laws which cannot be challenged in courts (mainly land reform laws, now subject to judicial review).
Tenth	Anti-Defection Law – Disqualification on grounds of defection	Arts. 102(2), 191(2)	Provisions to curb political defections and maintain legislative stability (52nd Amendment, 1985).
Eleventh	Powers and Authority of Panchayats	Article 243G	Lists 29 functions devolved to Panchayats under the 73rd Amendment (1992) for self-governance in villages.
Twelfth	Powers and Authority of Municipalities	Article 243W	Enumerates 18 functions of municipalities (urban governance, health, planning, etc. under 74th Amendment).

Notes: The articles referenced under Second and Third Schedules include several, due to covering different offices/authorities. These include Articles 59, 65, 75, 97, 125, 148, 158, 164, 186, 221, and others for Second Schedule, and 75(4), 99, 124(6), 148(2), 164(3), 188, 219 for Third Schedule.​

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Parts of the Indian Constitution

Part Number	Subject	Articles Covered	Explanation
I	The Union & its Territory	1 – 4	Describes India as a union of states, defines the territory and jurisdiction.
II	Citizenship	5 – 11	Deals with acquisition and termination of Indian citizenship.
III	Fundamental Rights	12 – 35	Specifies rights guaranteed to all citizens—equality, freedom, against exploitation, cultural, constitutional remedies.
IV	Directive Principles	36 – 51	Guidelines to the government for establishing social and economic democracy (not enforceable by courts).
IV A	Fundamental Duties	51A	Lists the moral duties of citizens (added by 42nd Amendment, 1976).
V	The Union	52 – 151	Deals with the central government: President, Council of Ministers, Parliament, Comptroller & Auditor General.
VI	The States	152 – 237	Relates to state governments and their organization, role, and administration.
VII	[Repealed]		Repealed by 7th Amendment Act, 1956 ​.
VIII	The Union Territories	239 – 242	Provisions for administration of union territories.
IX	The Panchayats	243 – 243O	Details structure, powers and functions of Panchayati Raj institutions (added by 73rd Amendment).
IX A	The Municipalities	243P – 243ZG	Deals with governance of urban local bodies (added by 74th Amendment).
IX B	Co-operative Societies	243ZH – 243ZT	Provisions for cooperative societies (added by 97th Amendment, 2011).
X	Scheduled & Tribal Areas	244 – 244A	Administration of Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas.
XI	Relations: Union & States	245 – 263	Details legislative relations and sharing of powers between Centre and States.
XII	Finance, Property, Contracts	264 – 300A	Covers distribution of finances, property, contracts, and legal suits.
XIII	Trade & Commerce	301 – 307	Regulates free trade, commerce, and intercourse within India.
XIV	Services under Union/States	308 – 323	Deals with services (IAS, IPS etc.), recruitment and conditions of service.
XIV A	Tribunals	323A – 323B	Establishment and functions of administrative tribunals (added by 42nd Amendment, 1976).
XV	Elections	324 – 329A	Mechanism of election to Parliament and State legislatures.
XVI	Special Provisions for Classes	330 – 342	Safeguards to SCs, STs, and certain backward classes.
XVII	Official Languages	343 – 351	Defines official languages of India and their use in Parliament, government, judiciary.
XVIII	Emergency Provisions	352 – 360	Rules for national, state and financial emergency.
XIX	Miscellaneous	361 – 367	Miscellaneous provisions including protection for President, Governors.
XX	Amendment of Constitution	368	Procedure for amending the Constitution.
XXI	Temporary and Special	369 – 392	Temporary, transitional and special provisions for various states/regions.
XXII	Short Title, Authoritative Text	393 – 395	Short title, commencement, and repeal of previous laws.

• Parts IV-A and XIV-A: Added by 42nd Amendment Act, 1976.
• Part IX-A: Added by 74th Amendment Act, 1992.
• Part IX-B: Added by 97th Amendment Act, 2011.
• Numbering changes and additions of Parts have occurred via various amendments.