How Many Parts are in the Indian Constitution?
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Updated on: September 12th, 2023
There are 25 parts in the Indian Consitution. The Indian Constitution is the world’s longest Constitution having nearly 470 articles in 25 parts, 12 schedules, and 105 amendments (as on October 2022). The Preamble is also an important part being the soul of the constitution. The Indian Constitution earlier had 395 articles and 22 parts. Later, 3 parts were added to it as modifications, bringing the total parts of the constitution of India to 25. Under these 25 parts of the Constitution, additional articles were also added.
The Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution on 26 November 1949. Therefore, we celebrate ‘Constitution Day’ or ‘Samvidhan Divas’ on 26 November every year to recognise its adoption.
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Constitution of India
There have been 105 amendment acts passed to the Indian Constitution. The Constitution establishes a parliamentary government with some unitary characteristics and a federal framework.
- The President is the official head of the Union’s Executive under the Constitution.
- The Council of the Parliament of the Union is comprised of the President, the Rajya Sabha, and the House of the People, in accordance with Article 79 of the Indian Constitution (Lok Sabha).
- In accordance with Article 74(1) of the Constitution, the President performs his or her duties on the advice of the Prime Minister and the Ministers Council.
- The actual executive authority thus rests with the Council of Ministers, which is led by the Prime Minister.
- The union of states known as Bharat makes up the Indian Constitution.
- The country is a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic with a parliamentary system of government.
- The Indian Constitution, approved by the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949, and took effect on January 26, 1950, governs the Republic.
Parts of the Indian Constitution
We have listed all 25 parts of the Indian Constitution below for a better understanding.
Parts | Subject | Articles |
---|---|---|
I | The Union and its territory | 1 to 4 |
II | Citizenship | 5 to 11 |
III | Fundamental Rights | 12 to 35 |
IV | Directive Principles of State Policy | 36 to 51 |
IV-A | Fundamental Duties | 51-A |
V | The Union Government | 52 to 151 |
Chapter I – The Executive | 52 to 78 | |
Chapter II – Parliament | 79 to 122 | |
Chapter III – Legislative Powers of the President | 123 | |
Chapter IV – The Union Judiciary | 124 to 147 | |
Chapter V – Comptroller and Auditor-General of India | 148 to 151 | |
VI | The State Governments | 152 to 237 |
Chapter I – General | 152 | |
Chapter II – The Executive | 153 to 167 | |
Chapter III – The State Legislature | 168 to 212 | |
Chapter IV – Legislative Powers of the Governor | 213 | |
Chapter V – The High Courts | 214 to 232 | |
Chapter VI – Subordinate Courts | 233 to 237 | |
VIII | The Union Territories | 239 to 242 |
IX | The Panchayats | 243 to 243-O |
IX-A | The Municipalities | 243-P to 243-ZG |
IX-B | The Co-operative Societies | 243-ZH to 243-ZT |
X | The Scheduled and Tribal Areas | 244 to 244-A |
XI | Relations between the Union and the States | 245 to 263 |
Chapter I – Legislative Relations | 245 to 255 | |
Chapter II – Administrative Relations | 256 to 263 | |
XII | Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits | 264 to 300-A |
Chapter I – Finance | 264 to 291 | |
Chapter II – Borrowing | 292 to 293 | |
Chapter III – Property, Contracts, Rights, Liabilities, Obligations and Suits | 294 to 300 | |
Chapter IV – Right to Property | 300-A | |
XIII | Trade, Commerce and Intercourse within the Territory of India | 301 to 307 |
XIV | Services under the Union and the States | 308 to 323 |
Chapter I – Services | 308 to 314 | |
Chapter II – Public Service Commissions | 315 to 323 | |
XIV-A | Tribunals | 323-A to 323-B |
XV | Elections | 324 to 329-A |
XVI | Special Provisions relating to Certain Classes | 330 to 342 |
XVII | Official Languages | 343 to 351 |
Chapter I – Language of the Union | 343 to 344 | |
Chapter II – Regional Languages | 345 to 347 | |
Chapter III-Language of the Supreme Court, High Courts, and so on | 348 to 349 | |
Chapter IV-Special Directives | 350 to 351 | |
XVIII | Emergency Provisions | 352 to 360 |
XIX | Miscellaneous | 361 to 367 |
XX | Amendment of the Constitution | 368 |
XXI | Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions | 369 to 392 |
XXII | Short title, Commencement, Authoritative Text in Hindi and Repeals | 393 to 395 |
To summarise, we can say that the 395 clauses in the original Indian Constitution were divided into 22 parts. The Indian Constitution later included 448 provisions and 25 sections as of 2021. Additional articles were also added to the Constitution under these 25 segments. As of today, there are about 470 articles overall.
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