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Schedules of Indian Constitution

List of Schedules of Indian Constitution:

Schedules Subject & Features of Schedules

It contains the name of States and Union Territories along with their
First Schedule
territorial jurisdiction.
Provisions in relation to allowances, privileges, salary, emoluments of:

 President of India
 Governors of Indian States
 Speaker of Lok Sabha and Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
 Chairman of Rajya Sabha and Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
 Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assemblies of Indian
Second Schedule
States
 Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Legislative Councils of the
Indian States.
 Supreme Court Judges.
 High Court Judges.
 Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)

It contains the forms of Oaths or affirmations for:

 Union Ministers of India

Third Schedule  Parliament Election Candidates

 Member of Parliament (MPs)
 Supreme Court Judges
 High Court Judges
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 Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)

 State Ministers
 State Legislature Elections’ Candidates
 State Legislature Members

It contains the provisions in relation to the allocation of seats for States

Fourth Schedule
and Union Territories in the Rajya Sabha.

It contains the provisions in relation to the administration and control of

Fifth Schedule
scheduled areas and scheduled tribes.

It contains the provisions in relation to the administration of tribal areas

Sixth Schedule
in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram.
It allocates the power and functions between Union and States. It
contains three lists:

Seventh Schedule  Union List: It contains 100 subjects (originally 97)

 States List: It contains 61 subjects (originally 66)
 Concurrent List: It contains 52subjects (originally 47)

It deals with the 22 official languages recognized by the Indian

Constitution

 Assamese
 Bengali

Eighth Schedule  Bodo

 Dogri (Dongri)
 Gujarati
 Hindi
 Kannada
 Kashmiri
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 Konkani
 Mathili (Maithili)
 Malayalam
 Manipuri
 Marathi
 Nepali
 Oriya
 Punjabi
 Sanskrit
 Santhali
 Sindhi
 Tamil
 Telegu
 Urdu

It deals with the State acts and regulations that deal with landforms and
abolition of the zamindari system. It also deals with the acts and
Ninth Schedule regulations of the Parliament dealing with other matters.
This Schedule was added by the 1st Amendment Act 1951.

It contains provisions relating to disqualification of the members of

Parliament and State Legislatures on the ground of defection.
Tenth Schedule This Schedule was added by the 52nd Amendment Act 1985, also known
as Anti-defection Law.

It contains the provisions that specify the powers, authority, and

Eleventh Schedule responsibilities of Panchayats. It has 29 matters.

This Schedule was added by the 73rd Amendment Act 1992.

It deals with the provisions that specify the powers, authority, and

Twelfth Schedule responsibilities of Municipalities. It has 18 matters.

This Schedule was added by the 74th Amendment Act 1992.
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Schedules of Indian Constitution and Respective Articles:

Schedules Articles of Indian Constitution

First Schedule Article 1 and Article 4

Articles:

 59
 65
 75
 97
Second Schedule  125
 148
 158
 164
 186
 221

Articles:

 75
 84
Third Schedule
 99
 124
 146
 173
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 188
 219

Fourth Schedule Article 4 and Article 80

Fifth Schedule Article 224

Sixth Schedule Article 244 and Article 275

Seventh Schedule Article 246

Eighth Schedule Article 344 and Article 351

Ninth Schedule Article 31-B

Tenth Schedule Article 102 and Article 191

Eleventh Schedule Article 243-G
Twelfth Schedule Article 243-W

Important Facts about the Articles of the Indian Constitution:

 N. Roy, a communist leader was the first who gave the idea of a Constituent Assembly in
1934.
 The Constituent Assembly was constituted in 1946 under the scheme formulated by the
Cabinet Mission Plan.
 The Constituent Assembly held its first meeting on December 9, 1946. Dr. Sachchidanand
Sinha, the oldest member was elected as the temporary President of the Assembly. Later,
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the President of the Assembly.
 Article 21 of the Indian Constitution has the right to privacy been incorporated as a
fundamental right.
 Article 51 of the Indian Constitution states the directive principles of state policy on
‘Promotion of international peace and security.
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 Article 72 of the Indian Constitution empowers the President to grant pardons to any
person.
 Article 356 of the Indian Constitution deals with the imposition of the President’s rule. It
gives the provision in a case of failure of Constitutional machinery in states.
 Article 19 of the Indian Constitution provides ‘Protection of certain rights regarding
freedom of speech, etc.’ to Indian citizens.
 The Constitution 86th Amendment Act 2002 inserted Article 21-A in the Constitution of
India to provide free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of 6 to 14
years as a Fundamental Right in such a manner as the State may, by law, determine.
 The original Constitution of India had 8 Schedules, later by the First Constitution
Amendment Act 1951, the 9th Schedule was added.
 The Constitution of India now contains 12 Schedules.
 The 9th schedule deals with the State acts and regulations that deal with landforms and
abolition of the zamindari system. This Schedule was added by the 1st Amendment Act
1951.
 The 10th Schedule contains provisions relating to disqualification of the members of
Parliament and State Legislatures on the ground of defection.
 The 10th Schedule was added by the 52nd Amendment Act 1985, also known as Anti-
defection Law.
 The 11th Schedule contains the provisions that specify the powers, authority, and
responsibilities of Panchayats. It has 29 matters.
 The 11th Schedule was added by the 73rd Amendment Act 1992.
 The 12th Schedule deals with the provisions that specify the powers, authority, and
responsibilities of Municipalities. It has 18 matters.
 The 12th Schedule was added by the 74th Amendment Act 1992.