List of Schedules of the Indian Constitution

The constitution of india at the time of adoption had only eight schedules to which four more were added during the last sixty years.

First Schedule of Indian Constitution

Contains the list of the States and Union Territories. Territorial Jurisdiction of states is also included. First Schedule contains Article 1 and Article 4 of Indian Constitution.

Second Schedule of Indian Constitution

The provisions in relation to allowances, privileges and emoluments are defined in this Schedule. It consists of five parts. 

Part A - Emoluments to the President of India and the Governors of States.

Part B - Omitted

Part C - Contains provisions about the Speaker/Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Chairman/Vice Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Speaker/Deputy Speaker of State Legislative Assemblies and Chairman/Deputy Chairman of State Legislative Councils.

Part D - Emoluments of the Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts.

Part E - Provision of Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

Second Schedule contains Articles - 59, 65, 75, 97, 125, 148, 158, 164, 186, 221 of Indian Constitution.

Third Schedule of Indian Constitution

It contains the oaths and affirmation for Indian Union Ministers, Parliament Election Candidates, Members of Parliament (MPs), Judges of Supreme Court, Comptroller and Auditor General, Ministers of States of India, State Legislature Elections’ Candidates, State Legislature Members and Judges of High Court. Third Schedule contains Articles - 75, 84, 99, 124, 146, 173, 188, 219 of Indian Constitution.

Fourth Schedule of Indian Constitution

It contains the provision of Allocation of seats of each state and Union Territories in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha). Fourth Schedule contains Article 4 and Article 80 of Indian Constitution.

Fifth Schedule of Indian Constitution

It contains the provision of administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes. Fifth Schedule contains Article 244 of Indian Constitution.

Sixth Schedule of Indian Constitution

It contains the provision of administration of tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram and also about the administration in these areas. Sixth Schedule contains Article 244 and Article 275 of Indian Constitution.

Seventh Schedule of Indian Constitution

Distribution of powers between the Union and the State Governments. This schedule deals with three legislative lists - Union, State and Concurrent. Seventh Schedule contains Article 246 of Indian Constitution.

Eighth Schedule of Indian Constitution

It defines the 22 official languages recognized by the Constitution. Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri (Dongri), Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Mathili (Maithili), Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu were the languages. Eighth Schedule contains Article 344 and Article 351 of Indian Constitution.

Ninth Schedule of Indian Constitution

It defines the state acts and rules of land reforms, that are protected by Article 31 'B' and the abolition of the zamindari system. It also defines the acts and rules of the Parliament dealing with other matters. Ninth Schedule contains Article 31-B of Indian Constitution.

Tenth Schedule of Indian Constitution

It contains the provision of Anti - defection Law (introduced by 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act). It contains the provision relating to disqualification of the MPs and MLAs on the ground of defection. Tenth Schedule contains Article 102 and Article 191 of Indian Constitution.

Eleventh Schedule of Indian Constitution

It contains the provision that defines the powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats. Contains 29 subjects over which the Panchayats have jurisdiction (introduced by 73rd Constitutional Amendment). Eleventh Schedule contains Article 243-G of Indian Constitution.

Twelfth Schedule of Indian Constitution

It contains the provision that defines the powers, authority and responsibilities of Muncipalities. Contains the 18 subjects over which the Municipalities have jurisdiction (introduced by 74th Constitutional Amendment). Twelfth Schedule contains Article 243-W of Indian Constitution.