Schedules of Indian Constitution
Schedules of Indian Constitution
Polity Study Notes for SSC Exams 2018 – We are providing you all the 12 Schedules in Indian Constitution along with their small description.
First Schedule
- Names of the States and their territorial jurisdiction.
- Names of the Union Territories and their extent.
Second Schedule
» Provisions relating to the emoluments, allowances, privileges and so on of:
- The President of India
- The Governors of States
- The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
- The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in the states
- The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council in the states
- The Judges of the Supreme Court
- The Judges of the High Courts
- The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
Third Schedule
» Forms of Oaths or Affirmations for:
- The Union ministers
- The candidates for election to the Parliament
- The members of Parliament
- The judges of the Supreme Court
- The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
- The state ministers
- The candidates for election to the state legislature
- The members of the state legislature
- The judges of the High Courts
Fourth Schedule
» Allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha to the states and the union territories.
Fifth Schedule
» Provisions relating to the administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes.
Sixth Schedule
» Provisions relating to the administration of tribal areas in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
Seventh Schedule
» Division of powers between the Union and the States in terms of List I (Union List), List II (State List) and List III (Concurrent List).
» Presently, the Union List contains 100 subjects (originally 97), the state list contains 61 subjects (originally 66) and the concurrent list contains 52 subjects (originally 47).
Eighth Schedule
» Languages recognized by the Constitution.
» Originally, it had 14 languages but presently there are 22 languages.
» Sindhi was added by the 21st Amendment Act of 1967.
» Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were added by the 71 st Amendment Act of 1992.
» Bodo, Dongri, Maithili and Santhali were added by the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003.
Ninth Schedule
» Acts and Regulations (originally 13 but presently 282) 19 of the state legislatures dealing with land reforms and abolition of the Zamindari system and of the.
» Parliament dealing with other matters.
» This schedule was added by the 1st Amendment (1951) 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.
Tenth Schedule
» Provisions relating to disqualification of the members of Parliament and State Legislatures on the ground of defection.
» This schedule was added by the 52nd Amendment Act of 1985, also known as Anti-defection Law.
Eleventh Schedule
» Specifies the powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats.
» It has 29 matters.
» This schedule was added by the 73rd Amendment Act of 1992.
Twelfth Schedule
» Specifies the powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities.
» It has 18 matters.
» This schedule was added by the 74th Amendment Act of 1992.
Also read:
Nature and Sources of the Constitution
Constitution and its Types (Part-1)
Constitution and its Types (Part-2)