Article 342. Scheduled Tribes

(1) The President 1[may with respect to any State 2[or Union territory], and where it is a State 3***, after consultation with the Governor 3*** thereof], by public notification4, specify the tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within tribes or tribal communities which shall for the purposes of this Constitution be deemed…

Article 294 of Constitution of India – Succession to property, assets, rights, liabilities and obligations in certain cases

Article 294 of Constitution of India deals with Succession to property, assets, rights, liabilities and obligations in certain cases Original Text of Article 294 of Constitution of India As from the commencement of this Constitution— (a) all property and assets which immediately before such commencement were vested in His Majesty for the purposes of the…

Article 342A. Socially and educationally backward classes

(1) The President may with respect to any State or Union territory, and where it is a State, after consultation with the Governor thereof, by public notification, Specify [the socially and educationally backward classes in the Central List which shall for the purposes of the Central Government] be deemed to be socially and educationally backward…

Article 293 of Constitution of India – Borrowing by States

Article 293 of Constitution of India deals with Borrowing by States Original Text of Article 293 of Constitution of India (1) Subject to the provisions of this article, the executive power of a State extends to borrowing within the territory of India upon the security of the Consolidated Fund of the State within such limits,…

Article 292 of Constitution of India – Borrowing by the Government of India

Article 292 of Constitution of India deals with Borrowing by the Government of India Original Text of Article 292 of Constitution of India The executive power of the Union extends to borrowing upon the security of the Consolidated Fund of India within such limits, if any, as may from time to time be fixed by…

Article 290A of Constitution of India – Annual payment to certain Devaswom Funds

Article 290A of Constitution of India deals with Annual payment to certain Devaswom Funds Original Text of Article 290A of Constitution of India A sum of forty-six lakhs and fifty thousand rupees shall be charged on, and paid out of, the Consolidated Fund of the State of Kerala every year to the Travancore Devaswom Fund;…

Article 290 of Constitution of India – Adjustment in respect of certain expenses and pensions.

Article 290 of Constitution of India deals with Adjustment in respect of certain expenses and pensions. Original Text of Article 290 of Constitution of India Where under the provisions of this Constitution the expenses of any court or Commission, or the pension payable to or in respect of a person who has served before the…

Article 346. Official language for communication between one State and another or between a State and the Union.

The language for the time being authorised for use in the Union for official purposes shall be the official language for communication between one State and another State and between a State and the Union: Provided that if two or more States agree that the Hindi language should be the official language for communication between…