Schedules of the Indian Constitution

 

Schedules of the Indian Constitution

---

📜 Schedules of the Indian Constitution

The Indian Constitution originally had 8 Schedules, which have been increased to 12 over time through constitutional amendments.

---

🧾 List of 12 Schedules with Details

Schedule	Subject Matter	Key Provisions
🗂 1st	Territories and States	Lists names of Indian states & UTs; changes in their boundaries
📋 2nd	Salaries and Allowances	Salaries of President, Governors, Judges, CAG, MPs, MLAs
📜 3rd	Forms of Oaths or Affirmations	Oaths for Union and State Ministers, MPs, Judges, CAG
📑 4th	Allocation of Rajya Sabha Seats	Number of seats allocated to each state in Rajya Sabha
🏛 5th	Administration of Scheduled Areas and Tribes	Provisions for Scheduled Areas in states (excluding Northeast)
🌄 6th	Administration of Tribal Areas in the Northeast	Provisions for tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram
🏷 7th	Division of Powers – Union, State & Concurrent Lists	Defines Union List, State List, Concurrent List (Subjects of legislation)
🗃 8th	Official Languages	Lists 22 official languages recognized by the Constitution
📦 9th	Validation of Land Reforms and Laws (Added by 1st Amendment)	Protects certain laws from judicial review (initially for land reforms)
🎓 10th	Anti-Defection Provisions (Added by 52nd Amendment)	Disqualification of MPs/MLAs on grounds of defection
🧾 11th	Panchayati Raj Powers (Added by 73rd Amendment)	Specifies 29 subjects under Panchayati Raj Institutions (Rural Governance)
🏙 12th	Municipality Powers (Added by 74th Amendment)	Specifies 18 subjects under Municipalities (Urban Governance)

---

🔎 Details of Select Important Schedules

✅ Schedule 1:

• Lists all States and Union Territories

• Includes boundaries and territories

✅ Schedule 2:

• Covers emoluments and allowances for:

  • President, Vice President

  • Governors

  • Judges of SC/HC

  • Speakers

  • CAG

  • MPs/MLAs

✅ Schedule 7:

• Divides legislative subjects among:

  • Union List – Central Govt. (e.g., Defence, Foreign Affairs)

  • State List – State Govt. (e.g., Police, Public Health)

  • Concurrent List – Both (e.g., Education, Forests)

✅ Schedule 8:

• Contains 22 languages, including:

  • Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, etc.

  • Last additions: Bodo, Maithili, Dogri, Santhali (92nd Amendment)

---

🧠 Tip for Exams:

🔹 Use the mnemonic “T S O R S T D L L D P M” to recall:
Territory, Salary, Oath, Rajya Sabha, Scheduled Areas, Tribal NE, Division of Powers, Languages, Land reforms, Defection, Panchayats, Municipalities

---