Parts of the Constitution and What They Deal with –
| PARTS | SUBJECTS | ARTICLES |
| I | The Union and its territory | 1-4 |
| II | Citizenship | 5-11 |
| III | Fundamental Rights | 12-35 |
| IV | Directive Principles of State Policy | 36-51 |
| IV- A | Fundamental Duties | 51-A |
| V | THE UNION | |
| The Executive | 52-78 | |
| Parliament | 79-122 | |
| Legislative Powers of the President | 123 | |
| The Union Judiciary | 124-147 | |
| Comptroller and Auditor- General of India | 148-151 | |
| VI | THE STATES | |
| General (Definition) | 152 | |
| The Executive | 153-167 | |
| The State Legislature | 168-212 | |
| Legislative Powers of the Governor | 213 | |
| The High Courts in the States | 214-231 | |
| Subordinate Courts | 233-237 | |
| VIII | The Union Territories | 239-241 |
| IX | The Panchayats | 243 to 243-0 |
| 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 | |
| Legislative Relations | 245-255 | |
| Administrative Relations | 256-263 | |
| XII | FINANCE, PROPERTY, CONTRACTS AND SUITS | |
| Finance | 264-290 | |
| Borrowing | 292-293 | |
| Property, Contracts, Rights, Liabilities, Obligations and Suits | 294-300 | |
| Right to Property | 300-A | |
| XIII | Trade, Commerce and Intercourse within the territory of India | 301-307 |
| XIV | SERVICES UNDER THE UNION AND THE STATES | |
| Services | 308-314 | |
| Public Service Commissions | 315-323 | |
| XIV- A | Tribunals | 323-A to 323-B |
| XV | Elections | 324 to 329 |
| XVI | Special Provisions Relating to Certain Classes | 330-342 |
| XVII | OFFICIAL LANGUAGE | |
| Language of the Union | 343-344 | |
| Regional Languages | 345- 347 | |
| Languages of the Supreme Court, High Courts, etc. | 348- 349 | |
| Special Directives | 350- 351 | |
| XVIII | Emergency Provisions | 352-360 |
| XIX | Miscellaneous | 361-367 |
| XX | Amendment of the Constitution | 368 |
| XXI | Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions | 369-392 |
| XXII | Short Title, Commencement, Authoritative Text in Hindi and Repeals | 393-395 |
The Constitution has been amended several times so that the original 22 parts now stand at 25 parts.
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REMOVED
Some Important Articles of the Constitution of India –
Let us now look at some of the important articles of the Constitution of India and what they deal with.
| ARTICLE | DEALS WITH |
| 1 | Name and Territory of Union |
| 3 | New States Formation, Alteration of Boundaries etc. |
| 13 | Laws inconsistent with or in derogation of the Fundamental Rights |
| 14 | Equality before Law (popularly known as Right to Equality) |
| 15 | Prohibition of Discrimination (on basis of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth) |
| 16 | Equality in case of Public Employment |
| 17 | Abolition of Untouchability |
| 18 | Abolition of Titles |
| 19 | Protection of Certain Rights to Freedom (popularly known as Right to Freedom) |
| 19a | Freedom of Speech & Expression |
| 19b | Right to Peaceful Assembly |
| 19c | Freedom of Association |
| 19d | Right to Move Freely through India |
| 19e | Freedom of Settlement & Residence |
| 19f | (Omitted as a fundamental right – governed by article 300A.) Right to Own Personal Property. |
| 19g | Freedom to Practise any Profession, Occupation, Trade or Business |
| 21 | Right to Life and Personal Liberty |
| 21A | Right to Education |
| 23 | Prohibition of Human Trafficking and Forced Labour |
| 24 | Prohibition of Child Labour |
| 25 | Freedom to Practise & Propagate Religion Freely |
| 29 | Protection of Interests of Minorities |
| 32 | Remedies for enforcement of Fundamental Rights including writs |
| 44 | Uniform Civil Code |
| 50 | Separation of Judiciary from Executive |
| 51 | Promotion of International Peace and Security |
| 51A | Fundamental Duties |
| 72 | Powers of President to Grant Pardons etc. |
| 76 | Attorney-General of India |
| 78 | Duties of Prime Minister |
| 85 | Sessions of Parliament, Prorogation and Dissolution |
| 93 | The Speaker & Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha |
| 100 | Voting in Houses |
| 105 | Powers, Privileges etc. of Members of Parliament |
| 106 | Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament |
| 108 | Joint Sitting of both Houses of Parliament |
| 109-110 | Money Bills |
| 112 | Budget |
| 123 | President’s Power to Promulgate Ordinance while Parliament in Recess |
| 127 | Appointment of ad hoc Judges in the Supreme Court |
| 139 | Supreme Court’s Powers to Issue Certain Writs |
| 141 | Supreme Court’s Law Binding on All Courts |
| 148-149 | Comptroller and Auditor-General of India |
| 155 | Appointment of Governor |
| 161 | Power of Governors to Grant Pardon etc. |
| 165 | Advocate-General for the State |
| 167 | Duties of Chief Minister |
| 224 | Appointment of Additional & Acting Judges in High Courts |
| 224A | Appointment of Retired Judges in High Courts |
| 226 | Power of High Courts to issue writs |
| 280 | Finance Commission |
| 312 | All India Services |
| 324 | Election Commission |
| 335 | SCs and STs claim to Services and Posts |
| 343 | Official Language |
| 352 | National Emergency |
| 356 | President’s Rule in case of Failure of Constitutional Machinery in States |
| 360 | Financial Emergency |
| 368 | Power of Parliament to Amend the Constitution |
| 370 | Temporary provisions with respect to the state of Jammu and Kashmir |
