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What is Article 238 of indian constitution

 

📜 Article 238 of the Indian Constitution

Title: Application of the provisions of this Constitution to the States specified in Part B of the First Schedule


⚠️ Status:

Article 238 has been repealed.
It was removed by the 7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956.


🧠 Historical Context:

🔹 Aspect 📘 Details
Purpose of Article 238 To apply the provisions of Part VI (State governments) of the Constitution to the Part B States (former princely states)
Why was it needed? Because India originally had different categories of states — Part A, B, C, and D — each with varying governance
When was it repealed? 1956, by the 7th Amendment, which abolished the classification of states
What changed? After 1956, all states were brought under one uniform administrative framework — hence Article 238 became redundant

🗂️ Original State Categories (Pre-1956):

🔤 State Type 🗺️ Example States 📌 Governance
Part A Bombay, Madras, Bihar Former British provinces
Part B Hyderabad, Mysore, Jammu & Kashmir Former princely states
Part C & D Delhi, Manipur, Andaman Centrally administered

🔁 Related Constitutional Developments:

🏛️ Amendment/Act 🧾 Effect
7th Amendment Act, 1956 - Removed Article 238
  • Abolished Part A, B, C distinctions

  • Unified all states under a single framework |
    | State Reorganization Act, 1956 | Redrew state boundaries based on linguistic lines |


📌 Summary:

  • Article 238 was transitional, meant for princely states post-independence.

  • After the reorganization of states, it was repealed as no longer necessary.

  • Today, India follows a single category of states, all governed under the same structure.