Schedules of Indian Constitution

Context (IE): With Ladakh’s demand for inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, let us learn in detail about the schedules of the Indian Constitution.

About Schedules of Indian Constitution

The Schedules of the Indian Constitution are inspired by the Government of India Act of 1935.
Originally, the constitution contained 8 schedules. 4 schedules were added subsequently.

Schedules	Related Articles	Description
First	Articles: 1 and 4	Names of States and Union Territories with their territorial extent
Second	Articles: 59, 65, 75, 97, 125, 148, 158, 164, 186 and 221	Provisions related to emoluments, allowances, privileges of: President of India Governors of states Speaker & Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly in states Chairman & Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Chairman & Deputy Chairman of Legislative Councils of the Indian States Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Third	Articles: 75, 99, 124, 148, 164, 188 and 219	Form of Oath for office, Secrecy and Affirmation of: Union and state ministers Candidates for election to Parliament and State Legislature Members of Parliament and state legislature Judges of SC & HC Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Fourth	Articles: 4 and 80	Allocation of seats in Rajya Sabha to states & UTs
Fifth	Article: 244	Administration & control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes.
Sixth	Articles: 244 and 275	Administration of tribal areas in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
Seventh	Article 246	Division of powers between the Union and the States in terms of: List I (Union List): 100 subjects (originally 97) List II (State List): 61 subjects (Originally 66) List III (Concurrent List): 52 subjects (originally 47)
Eighth	Articles: 344 and 351	Languages recognised by the Constitution (Originally 14, currently 22)
Ninth (1^st Amendment Act, 1951)	Article: 31B	Acts and Regulations of the state legislatures dealing with land reforms & abolition of the zamindari system and of the Parliament dealing with other matters.
Tenth (52^nd Amendment Act, 1985)	Articles: 102 and 191	Provisions relating to disqualification of the members of Parliament and State Legislatures on the ground of defection.
Eleventh (73^rd Amendment Act, 1992)	Article: 243G	Specifies the powers, authority & responsibilities of Panchayats.
Twelfth (74^th Amendment Act, 1992)	Article: 243W	Specifies the powers, authority & responsibilities of Municipalities.