Indian Constitution: Schedules
Schedules are lists in the Constitution that categorize and tabulate the bureaucratic activity and policy of the Government. The Indian Constitution originally had eight schedules. Four more schedules were added by different amendments, now making a total tally of twelve.
| Schedules | Description |
|---|---|
| First Schedule Articles 1 and 4 | I – The States. II. – The Union territories. |
| Second Schedule Articles 59(3), 65(3), 75(6), 97, 125, 148(3), 158(3), 164 (5), 186 and 221 | PART A – Provisions as to the President and the Governors of States. PART B – Repealed PART C – Provisions as to the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the House of the People and the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Council of States and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 Articles 75(4), 99, 124(6), 148(2), 164(3), 188 and 219 | Forms of Oaths or Affirmations. |
| Fourth Schedule Articles 4(1) and 80(2) | Allocation of seats in the Council of States. |
| Fifth Schedule Article 244(1) | Provisions as to the Administration and Control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled TribesPART 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 Articles 244(2) and 275(1) | Provisions as to the Administration of Tribal Areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. |
| Seventh Schedule Article 246 | List I – Union List. List II – State List. List III – Concurrent List. |
| Eighth Schedule Articles 344 (1) and 351 | List of Recognised Languages |
| Ninth Schedule Article 31B | Validation of certain Acts and Regulations. |
| Tenth Schedule Articles 102(2) and 191(2) | Provisions as to disqualification on ground of defection. |
| Eleventh Schedule Article 243G | Powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats. |
| Twelfth Schedule Article 243W | Powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities, etc. |
Short cut to remember all 12 Schedules of the Indian Constitution
‘TEARS OF OLD PM’
- T – Territory
- E – Emoluments
- A – Affirmation/Oaths
- R – Rajya Sabha
- S – Scheduled Areas
- O – Other Scheduled Areas
- F – Federal Provisions (3 lists)
- O – Official Languages
- L – Land reforms
- D – Defection
- P – Panchayats
- M – Municipalities