All 12 Schedules
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The First Schedule lists the names of the 28 States and 8 Union Territories of India and specifies their territories.
The Second Schedule contains provisions regarding the salaries, allowances, and privileges of constitutional posts — President, Governors, CJI, judges, CAG, etc.
The Third Schedule contains forms of oaths and affirmations for constitutional office holders including President, VPs, Ministers, MPs, MLAs, and judges.
The Fourth Schedule deals with allocation of seats to states and Union Territories in the Rajya Sabha.
The Fifth Schedule provides for the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in states other than the North-East.
The Sixth Schedule provides for tribal autonomous district councils in North-Eastern states: Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram.
The Seventh Schedule contains three Lists: Union List (98 subjects), State List (59 subjects), and Concurrent List (52 subjects).
Union List subjects include defence, foreign affairs, currency, railways, atomic energy — Parliament has exclusive power to legislate on these.
The Eighth Schedule originally listed 14 official languages; it now contains 22 official languages after several additions.
The 92nd Amendment (2003) added four new languages to the Eighth Schedule: Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali.
The Ninth Schedule (added by 1st Amendment 1951) contains laws related to land reforms that are protected from judicial review.
The Tenth Schedule (added by 52nd Amendment 1985) contains the Anti-Defection Law — provides for disqualification of members on grounds of defection.
The Eleventh Schedule (added by 73rd Amendment 1992) contains 29 subjects for Panchayati Raj Institutions — like agriculture, primary education, rural housing.
The Twelfth Schedule (added by 74th Amendment 1992) contains 18 subjects for Urban Local Bodies (municipalities) — like urban planning, regulation of land use.
In IR Coelho vs State of Tamil Nadu (2007), the Supreme Court ruled that laws placed in the Ninth Schedule after April 24, 1973 can be subject to judicial review.
The Concurrent List subjects (like education, forests, electricity, marriage) can be legislated by both Parliament and State Legislatures — Parliament's law prevails in case of conflict.
The Residuary powers (subjects not in any List) belong to the Union Parliament under Article 248 and Entry 97 of the Union List.
There are 12 Schedules in the Indian Constitution — the original Constitution had 8 Schedules when it was adopted on November 26, 1949.