Schedule | Description | Key Highlights |
Schedule 1 | Territories of India | Lists states and union territories, along with their territorial jurisdictions. |
Schedule 2 | Salaries | Contains provisions for salaries, allowances, and emoluments of constitutional officeholders. |
Schedule 3 | Forms of Oaths and Affirmations | Includes oaths for Union and State Ministers, Parliament, State Legislators, judges, and other officials. |
Schedule 4 | Allocation of Rajya Sabha Seats | Specifies the allocation of seats for each state and union territory in the Rajya Sabha. |
Schedule 5 | Administration of Scheduled Areas and Tribes | Contains provisions for the administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes. |
Schedule 6 | Administration of Tribal Areas in the Northeastern States | Deals with tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram, providing for autonomous councils. |
Schedule 7 | Division of Powers | Contains the Union List, State List, and Concurrent List, detailing the distribution of powers. |
Schedule 8 | Official Languages | Lists 22 official languages recognized by the Constitution. |
Schedule 9 | Validation of Certain Acts and Regulations | Originally created to protect land reform and other laws from judicial review (subject to restrictions after 1973). |
Schedule 10 | Anti-Defection Law | Contains provisions related to disqualification of Members of Parliament and State Legislatures on grounds of defection. |
Schedule 11 | Panchayati Raj | Specifies the powers, authority, and responsibilities of Panchayats (rural local governance). |
Schedule 12 | Municipalities | Details the powers, authority, and responsibilities of municipalities (urban local governance). |