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What was Article 238?

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Updated on: November 9th, 2023

Article 238 dealt with the applicability of the provisions of Part VI to the States listed in Part B of the First Schedule. It was removed by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act of 1956. This amendment to the Indian Constitution was necessary to implement the recommendations of the States Reorganisation Commission for the rearrangement of the states on the basis of language.

Article 238 of the Indian Constitution

It prepared the way for eliminating the A, B, C, and D designations for states and introducing Union Territories.

Summary:

What was Article 238?

Article 238 was removed by the Constitution’s 7th Amendment Act of 1956 because it dealt with how the provisions of Part VI applied to the States listed in Part B of the First Schedule. As a result, the designations A, B, C, and D for states were abolished and Union Territories were established.

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