About of Indian Constitution: The Indian Constitution is divided into 25 parts and 12 schedules. It had 395 articles in 22 parts and 8 schedules at the time of its commencement.
The Schedules are an integral part of the Indian Constitution, which initially had eight schedules and subsequently increased to twelve through various constitutional amendments. The Schedules in the Indian Constitution fulfill the following purpose:
- To reduce the legal complexity of the Constitution as schedules in the Indian Constitution are designed to be easily understood.
- To be used as a reference when additional information or clarification is needed on a certain provision of the Consitution.
- The purpose of the schedule is to make the Constitution easier to revise or update by amending specific sections rather than rewriting the entire article.
| Schedules |
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| Part I: The Union and its Territory (Articles 1 to 4) |
| Part II: Citizenship (Articles 5 to 11) |
| Part III: Fundamental Rights (Articles 12 to 35) |
| Part IV: Directive Principles of State Policy (Articles 36 to 51) |
| Part IVA: Fundamental Duties (Article 51A) |
| Part V: The Union (Articles 52 to 151) |
| Part VI: The States (Articles 152 to 237) |
| Part VII: Repealed by the Constitution (7th Amendment) Act, 1956 |
| Part VIII: The Union Territories (Articles 239 to 242) |
| Part IX: The Panchayats (Articles 243 to 243O) |
| Part IXA: The Municipalities (Articles 243P to 243ZG) |
| Part IXB: The Co-operative Societies (Articles 243ZH to 243ZT) |
| Part X: The Scheduled and Tribal Areas (Articles 244 to 244A) |
| Part XI: Relations between the Union and the States (Articles 245 to 263) |
| Part XII: Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits (Articles 264 to 300A) |