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Schedules of the Indian Constitution



Schedules of the Indian Constitution

The Constitution of India at the time of its adoption had only eight Schedules to which four more were added during the succeeding sixty-five years.

1st Schedule 28 States and 7 Union Territories with Territorial demarcations
2nd Schedule
Part' A' Salary and emoluments of the President and Governors of the States
Part 'B' Omitted
Part 'C' Salary and emoluments of the Speaker/Deputy Speaker or Chairman/Vice Chairman of the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies or Councils
Part 'D' Salary and emoluments of the judge of the Supreme Court and High Courts
Part 'E' Salary and emoluments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India
3rd Schedule Forms of oath and affirmations of members of legislatures, ministers and judges
4th Schedule Allocation of seats to States and Union Territories in the Rajya Sabha
5th Schedule Administration and control of Scheduled Areas and STs
6th Schedule Administration of Tribal Areas of North-Eastern States
7th Schedule Distribution of power between the Union and the State Government. (Union List, State List and Concurrent List)
8th Schedule Description of 22 languages recognized by the Constitution
9th Schedule Validation of certain Acts and Regulations
10th Schedule Provisions as to disqualification on ground of defection (Anti-defection Law introduced by the 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act). This Schedule followed latest developments by 91st amendment to the constitution in 2003
11th Schedule Powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats, 29 subjects over which the Panchayats have jurisdiction (refer to the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act).
12th Schedule Powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities, 18 subjects over which the Municipalities have jurisdiction (refer to the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act)