Indian Constitution Parts, Articles and Schedules

The Constitution of India

Part                              Article                          Deals with

Part I                            Articles 1-4                    Territory of India,, admission,, establishment or formation of new states

Part II                            Articles 5-11                  Citizenship

Part III                           Articles 12-35                Fundamental Rights

Part IV                          Articles 36-51                Directive Principles of State Policy

Part IV A                       Article 51-A                   Duties of a citizen of India. It was added by the 42nd Amendment in 1976

Part V                           Articles 52-151              Government at the Union level

Part VI                          Articles 152-237 Government at the State level

Part VII                         Article 238                     Deals with states in Part B of the First Schedule. It was repealed by 7th Amendment in 1956

Part VIII             Articles 239-241 Administration of Union Territories

Part IX                          Article 242-243              Territories in Part D of the First Schedule

and other territories. It was repealed by 7th Amendment in 1956

Part X                           Articles 244-244 A         Scheduled and tribal areas

Part XI                          Articles 245-263 Relations between the Union and States

Part XII                         Articles 264-300 Finance,, property,, contracts and suits

Part XIII             Articles 301-307 Trade,, commerce and travel within the

territory of India

Part XIV                        Articles 308-323 Services under the Union and States

Part XIV-A                     Articles 323A-323B        Added by the 42nd Amendment in 1976

and deals with administrative tribunals to hear disputes and other complaints

Part XV                         Articles 324-329 Election and Election Commission

Part XVI                        Articles 330-342 Special provision to certain classes ST/SC

and Anglo Indians

Part XVII                       Articles 343-351 Official languages

Part XVIII                      Articles 352-360 Emergency provisions

Part XIX                        Articles 361-367 Miscellaneous provision regarding exemption of the President and governors from criminal proceedings

Part XX                         Article 368         Amendment of Constitution

Part XXI                        Articles 369-392 Temporary,, transitional and special provisions

Part XXII                       Articles 393-395 Short title, commencement and repeal

of the Constitution

Schedules

FIRST SCHEDULE : I. The State, II. The Union Territories.

SECOND SCHEDULE :

PART A.  Provisions to the President and the Governors of States

PART B.  (Repeated)

PART C.  Provisions as to the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the House of the People and the                                Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Council of States and the Speaker and the Deputy                               Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative                     Council of a State.

PART D.  Provisions as to the Judges of the Supreme Court and of the High Courts.

PART E.  Provisions as to the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.

THIRD SCHEDULE :  Forms of Oaths or Affirmations.

FOURTH SCHEDULE :  Allocation of Seats in the Council of States.

FIFTH SCHEDULE : Provisions as to the administration and Control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes.

PART A.   General

PART B.   Administration and Control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes

PART C.  Scheduled Areas

PART D.   Amendment of the Schedule

SIXTH SCHEDULE :  Provisions as to the administration of Tribal Areas in the States of Assam,  Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.

SEVENTH SCHEDULE :

LIST I.   Union List

LIST II.   State List

LIST III.   Concurrent List

EIGHTH SCHEDULE :  Languages

NINTH SCHEDULE :  Article 31B

TENTH SCHEDULE :  Provisions as to disqualification on the ground of defection

ELEVENTH SCHEDULE :  Article 243G

TWELFTH SCHEDULE :  Article 243W