Important Articles of the Constitution of India 2019 –

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At the time that the Indian Constitution was commenced, there were 395 articles which
were divided in 22 parts and 8 schedules. Already the longest constitution in the world
has now grown to 448 articles in 25 parts, 12 schedules with 5 appendices and 102
amendments. Read the article to know about the Important Articles of the Constitution
of India.

What do Important Articles of the Constitution of India Deal With

The Constitution of India, whose chief architect was Dr B.R. Ambedkar, was adopted by
the Constituent Assembly on 26th November 1949 and came into force on 26th January
1950. This article talks about the parts of the Constitution, important articles of the
constitution of India and schedules of the Constitution of India.

ARTICLES IN
PARTS SUBJECTS INDIAN
CONSTITUTION
I The Union and its territory 1-4
II Citizenship 5-11
III Fundamental Rights 12-35
Directive Principles of
IV 36-51
State Policy
IV- A Fundamental Duties 51-A
THE UNION
The Executive 52-78
Parliament 79-122
V Legislative Powers of the
123
President
The Union Judiciary 124-147
Comptroller and Auditor-
148-151
General of India
THE STATES
General (Definition) 152
VI
The Executive 153-167
The State Legislature 168-212

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 Legislative Powers of the
213
Governor
The High Courts in the
214-231
States
Subordinate Courts 233-237
VIII The Union Territories 239-242
IX The Panchayats 243 to 243-0
IX-A The Municipalities 243-P to 243-ZG
IX-B The Co-Operative Societies 243-ZH to 243-ZT
The Scheduled and Tribal
X 244 to 244-A
Areas
RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNION
AND THE STATES
XI
Legislative Relations 245-255
Administrative Relations 256-263
FINANCE, PROPERTY, CONTRACTS
AND SUITS
Finance 264-290
Borrowing 292-293
XII
Property, Contracts,
Rights, Liabilities, 294-300
Obligations and Suits
Right to Property 300-A
Trade, Commerce and
XIII Intercourse within the 301-307
territory of India
SERVICES UNDER THE UNION AND
THE STATES
XIV Services 308-314
Public Service
315-323
Commissions
XIV- A Tribunals 323-A to 323-B
XV Elections 324 to 329
Special Provisions Relating
XVI 330-342
to Certain Classes
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
Language of the Union 343-344
XVII Regional Languages 345- 347
Languages of the Supreme
348- 349
Court, High Courts, etc.
 Special Directives 350- 351
XVIII Emergency Provisions 352-360
XIX Miscellaneous 361-367
Amendment of the
XX 368
Constitution
Temporary, Transitional
XXI 369-392
and Special Provisions
Short Title,
Commencement,
XXII 393-395
Authoritative Text in Hindi
and Repeals

Some Important Articles of the Constitution of India

Let us now look at some of the important articles of the Constitution of India and what
they deal with.

ARTICLE DEALS WITH

1 Name and Territory of Union
New States Formation,
3
Alteration of Boundaries etc.
Laws inconsistent with or in
13 derogation of the Fundamental
Rights
Equality before Law (popularly
14
known as Right to Equality)
Prohibition of Discrimination
15 (on basis of religion, race, caste,
sex or place of birth)
Equality in case of Public
16
Employment
17 Abolition of Untouchability
18 Abolition of Titles
Protection of Certain Rights to
19 Freedom (popularly known as
Right to Freedom)
Freedom of Speech &
19a
Expression

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19b Right to Peaceful Assembly
19c Freedom of Association
Right to Move Freely through
19d
India
Freedom of Settlement &
19e
Residence
(Omitted as a fundamental right
– governed by article 300A.)
19f
Right to Own Personal
Property.
Freedom to Practice any
19g Profession, Occupation, Trade
or Business
Right to Life and Personal
21
Liberty
21A Right to Education
Prohibition of Human
23
Trafficking and Forced Labor
24 Prohibition of Child Labor
Freedom to Practice &
25
Propagate Religion Freely
Protection of Interests of
29
Minorities
Remedies for enforcement of
32 Fundamental Rights including
writs
44 Uniform Civil Code
Separation of Judiciary from
50
Executive
Promotion of International
51
Peace and Security
51A Fundamental Duties
Powers of President to Grant
72
Pardons etc.
76 Attorney-General of India
78 Duties of Prime Minister
Sessions of Parliament,
85
Prorogation and Dissolution
The Speaker & Deputy Speaker
93
of Lok Sabha
100 Voting in Houses
 Powers, Privileges etc. of
105
Members of Parliament
Salaries and Allowances of
106
Members of Parliament
Joint Sitting of both Houses of
108
Parliament
109-110 Money Bills
112 Annual Financial Budget
President’s Power to
123 Promulgate Ordinance while
Parliament in Recess
Appointment of ad hoc Judges
127
in the Supreme Court
Supreme Court’s Powers to
139
Issue Certain Writs
Supreme Court’s Law Binding
141
on All Courts
Comptroller and Auditor-
148-149
General of India
155 Appointment of Governor
Power of Governors to Grant
161
Pardon etc.
165 Advocate-General for the State
167 Duties of Chief Minister
Appointment of Additional &
224
Acting Judges in High Courts
Appointment of Retired Judges
224A
in High Courts
Power of High Courts to issue
226
writs
280 Finance Commission
312 All India Services
324 Election Commission
SCs and STs claim to Services
335
and Posts
343 Official Language
352 National Emergency

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 President’s Rule in case of
356 Failure of Constitutional
Machinery in States
360 Financial Emergency
Power of Parliament to Amend
368
the Constitution

Schedules of the Indian Constitution

Now that you have got an idea about the Important Articles of the Constitution of India.
Let us also gather some information about the Schedules of the Indian Constitution.
Given below in the table are different schedules and their functions.

Schedule Deals With

State names and their territorial
First jurisdiction.
Schedule The extent of the Union Territories
and their respective names
States the provisions relating to the
salary, privileges and so on of:
1. The Speaker and the Deputy
Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
2. The Speaker and the Deputy
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
in the states.
3. The President of India.
Second 4. The Chairman and the Deputy
Schedule Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
5. The Governors of States.
6. The Judges of the High Courts
7. The Judges of the Supreme Court
8. The Chairman and the Deputy
Chairman of the Legislative Council
in the states
9. The Comptroller and Auditor-
General of India
Forms of Oaths or Affirmations for:
1. The judges of the Supreme Court
Third
Schedule 2. The candidates for election to the
state legislature
3. The members of Parliament
 4. The Union ministers
5. The judges of the High Courts
6. The state ministers
7. The candidates for election to the
Parliament
8. The members of the state
legislature
9. The Comptroller and Auditor-
General of India
Fourth Seats allocation in the Rajya Sabha to
Schedule the states and the union territories.
Provisions relating to the
Fifth administration and control of
Schedule scheduled areas and
scheduled tribes.
Provisions relating to the
Sixth administration of tribal areas in the
Schedule states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura
and Mizoram.
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,
Seventh
the Union List contains 100 subjects
Schedule
(originally 97), the state list contains
61 subjects (originally 66) and the
concurrent list contains 52 subjects
(originally 47).
Languages recognized by the
Eighth Constitution. Originally, it had 14
Schedule languages but presently there are 22
languages.
Acts and Regulations (originally 13
but presently 282) 19 of the state
Ninth
legislatures dealing with land
Schedule
reforms and abolition of the
zamindari system and of the.
Tenth Provisions relating to disqualification
Schedule of the members of Parliament and

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 State Legislatures on the ground of
defection.
Eleventh Specifies the powers, authority and
Schedule responsibilities of Panchayats.
Twelfth Specifies the powers, authority and
Schedule responsibilities of Municipalities