Table Of Contents: Introduction Preamble Part I The Union and its Territory Part II Citizenship Part III Fundamental Rights Part IV Directive Principles of State Policy Part IV-A Fundamental Duties Part V The Union Part VI The States Part VII The States in Part B of the First Schedule Part VIII The Union Territories Part IX The Panchayats Part IX-A The Municipalities Part IX-B The Co-operative Societies Part X The Scheduled and Tribal Areas Part XI Relations Between the Union and the States Part XII Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits Part XIII Trade, Commerce and Intercourse Within the Territory of India Part XIV Services Under the Union and the States Part XIV-A Tribunals Part XV Elections Part XVI Special Provisions Relating to Certain Classes Part XVII Official Language Part XVIII Emergency Provisions Part XIX Miscellaneous Part XX Amendment of the Constitution Part XXI Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions X CONSTITUTION OF INDIA Part XXII Short Title, Commencement, Authoritative Text in Hindi and Repeals Schedules First Schedule Second Schedule Third Schedule—Forms of Oaths or Affirmations Fourth Schedule—Allocation of Seats in the Council of States Fifth Schedule—Provisions as to the Administration andControl of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes Sixth Schedule—Provisions as to the Administration of Tribal Areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram Seventh Schedule—Union List Eighth Schedule—Languages Ninth Schedule Tenth Schedule—Provisions as to Disqualification on Ground of Defection Eleventh Schedule Twelfth Schedule Appendix: Extracts From Recent Constitution Amending Acts Subject Index