Article 339. Control of the Union over the administration of Scheduled Areas and the welfare of Scheduled Tribes.

(1) The President may at any time and shall, at the expiration of ten years from the commencement of this Constitution by order appoint a Commission to report on the administration of the Scheduled Areas and the welfare of the Scheduled Tribes in the States 2. The order may define the composition, powers and procedure…

Article 298 of Constitution of India – Power to carry on trade, etc

Article 298 of Constitution of India deals with Power to carry on trade, etc Original Text of Article 298 of Constitution of India The executive power of the Union and of each State shall extend to the carrying on of any trade or business and to the acquisition, holding and disposal of property and the…

Article 296 of Constitution of India – Property accruing by escheat or lapse or as bona vacantia

Article 296 of Constitution of India deals with Property accruing by escheat or lapse or as bona vacantia Original Text of Article 296 of Constitution of India Subject as hereinafter provided, any property in the territory of India which, if this Constitution had not come into operation, would have accrued to His Majesty or, as…

Article 295 of Constitution of India – Succession to property, assets, rights, liabilities and obligations in other cases

Article 295 of Constitution of India deals with Succession to property, assets, rights, liabilities and obligations in other cases Original Text of Article 295 of Constitution of India (1) As from the commencement of this Constitution— (a) all property and assets which immediately before such commencement were vested in any Indian State corresponding to a…

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…