What are the Schedules?
Schedules are the tables that contain additional details, not mentioned in the articles of the Indian constitution.
Evolution of Schedules
The Government of India Act, 1935, had first mentioned the schedules and there were 10 schedules in that act.
When the Constitution of India was adopted in 1949, it consisted of 8 schedules. Presently, there are 12 schedules in our Indian Constitution.
Schedules of the constitution mindmap
- Ninth Schedule : Land reforms and abolition of the zamindari system : Added through the First constitutional amendment act, 1951.
- Tenth Schedule : ‘Anti-Defection Law’ : Added through the Fifty Second Constitutional Amendment Act, 1985.
- Eleventh Schedule : ‘Panchayats’ : Added through the Seventy-Third Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992.
- Twelfth Schedule : ‘Municipalities’ : Added through the Seventy-Fourth Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992.
Objectives of the Schedules
- Make Act’s provisions less complicated
- Advantageous in revisions
- Schedules are utilized in variety of laws for diverse purposes
Schedules List
| No. | Subject | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Union & Its Territories | Article 1 and Article 4 |
| 2. | Allowances & Emoluments | Article 59, Article 65, Article 75, Article 97, Article 125, Article 148, Article 158, Article 164, Article 186 and Article 221. |
| 3. | Oath & Affirmation | Article 75, Article 84, Article 99, Article 124, Article 148, Article 164, Article 173, Article 188, and Article 219. |
| 4. | Allocation of Seats in the Rajya Sabha | Article 4 and Article 80 |
| 5. | Administration of Schedule areas & Schedule Tribes | Article 244 |
| 6. | Administration of Tribal Areas in Assam Tripura, Mizoram and Meghalaya (ATMM) | Article 244 and Article 275 |
| 7. | Subjects List : Union / State / Concurrent | Article 246 |
| 8. | Languages | Article 344 and Article 351 |
| 9. | Land Reforms & Abolition of Zamindari System | Article 31-B |
| 10. | Anti-Defection Law | Article 102 and Article 191 |
| 11. | Panchayats | Article 243-G |
| 12. | Municipalities | Article 243-W |