The Constitution of India

Trade, Commerce and Intercourse within the Territory of India

Articles 301 to 307

• Article 301: Freedom of trade, commerce and intercourse.
• Article 302: Power of Parliament to Impose Restrictions on Trade, Commerce and Intercourse.
• Article 303: Restrictions on the legislative powers of the Union and of the States with regard to trade and commerce
• Article 304: Restrictions on trade, commerce and intercourse among States

Services under the Union and the States

Articles 308 to 323

• Article 308: Interpretation
• Article 309: Recruitment and conditions of service of persons serving the Union or a State
• Article 310: Tenure of office of persons serving the Union or a State
• Article 311: Dismissal, removal or reduction in rank of persons employed in civil capacities under the Union or a State

Tribunals

Articles 323A to 323B

• Article 323A: Administrative tribunals
• Article 323B: Tribunals for other matters

Elections

ARTICLES 324 TO 329A

• Article 324: Superintendence, direction and control of elections to be vested in an Election Commission
• Article 325: No person to be ineligible for inclusion in, or to claim to be included in a special, electoral roll on grounds of religion, race, caste or sex
• Article 326: Elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assemblies of States to be on the basis of adult suffrage
• Article 327: Power of Parliament to make provision with respect to elections to Legislatures

Special Provisions Relating to Certain Classes

ARTICLES 330 TO 342A

• Article 330: Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People
• Article 331: Representation of the Anglo-Indian Community in the House of the People
• Article 332: Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assemblies of the States
• Article 333: Representation of the Anglo-Indian community in the Legislative Assemblies of the States

Official Language

ARTICLES 343 To 351

• Article 343: Official language of the Union.
• Article 344: Commission and Committee of Parliament on official language.
• Article 345: Official language or languages of a State.
• Article 346: Official language for communication between one State and another or between a State and the Union.

Emergency Provisions

Articles 352 to 360

• Article 352: Proclamation of Emergency.
• Article 353: Effect of Proclamation of Emergency.
• Article 354: Application of provisions relating to distribution of revenues while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation.
• Article 355: Duty of the Union to protect States against external aggression and internal disturbance

Miscellaneous

ARTICLES 361 TO 367

• Article 361: Protection of President and Governors and Rajpramukhs
• Article 361A: Protection of publication of proceedings of Parliament and State Legislatures
• Article 361B: Disqualification for appointment on remunerative political post
• Article 362: Rights and privileges of Rulers of Indian States

Amendment of the Constitution

Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions

Articles 369 to 392

• Article 369: Temporary power to Parliament to make laws with respect to certain matters in the State List as if they were matters in the Concurrent List
• Article 370: Temporary provisions with respect to the State of Jammu and Kashmir
• Article 371: Special provision with respect to the States of Maharashtra and Gujarat
• Article 371A: Special provision with respect to the State of Nagaland

Short Title, Commencement, Authoritative Text in Hindi, and Repeals

Articles 393 to 395

• Article 393: Short title
• Article 394: Commencement
• Article 394A: Authoritative text in the Hindi language
• Article 395: Repeals

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

• A: Provisions As To The President And The Governors Of States
• 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 of a State
• D: Provisions as to the Judges of the Supreme Court and of the High Courts
• 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

Fourth Schedule

Articles 4(1) and 80(2)

Fifth Schedule

• Part A: Provisions as to the Administration and Control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes
• 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)

Seventh Schedule

• List I: Union List
• List II: State List
• List III: Concurrent List

Eight Schedule

Articles 344(1) and 351

Ninth Schedule

Tenth Schedule

Articles 102(2) and 191(2)

Eleventh Schedule

Twelfth Schedule

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