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WAR Updates against Mulnivasi Aborigin Bahujan Humanscape! Chidambaram called for a rejection of the "counterculture" against the use of natural wealth, pitching the development debate as a choice between museums and modern societies at a time several mining and power projects are held up because of protests!Meanwhile,Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy on Saturday submitted documents against P Chidambaram in a Delhi court to make the home minister an accused in the 2G case for his alleged role in the spectrum allocation. New, deadlier form of TB hits India!

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Amid the general gloom over slowing growth, 70 senior babus of the finance ministry have gone on a three-day, two-night retreat, where they will unwind in the company of Bollywood stars Chitrangada Singh and Javed Akhtar while brainstorming on the economy. Times of India reports.

The Election Commission of Indiahas in principle decided to have all statues ofMayawati and that of her party symbol, the elephant, covered ahead of the polls in the state. The announcement could be made on Saturday.

India has cleared the Rs 6,600-crore acquisition of 490 French advanced missile systems to arm the Mirage-2000 fighter jets, which are being upgraded under a separate Rs 10,947 crore programme finalized in July, 2010. Rs 61 Crore for the Education Budget and Defence expenditure known NO Limit at all. Ironically, the Militarisation of the State is Nothing to do with the Security of the Nation as it is Hyped for. It is all about feeding the Zionist War Economy and Getting Reinforcement for Mass Destruction in the Aborigin Humanscape.

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Within weeks after home ministry protests halted the expansion of the Nandan Nilekani-led UID project, the Planning Commission that administers UID has hit back. The Planning Commission has rejected the home ministry proposal to issue smart identity cards to all residents based on the
National Population Register (NPR) — a digital data base currently under construction — saying the chip-based ID cards were a waste of public money. It has invoked its veto power to stall the Rs 6,790-crore project, government sources said.

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WAR Updates against Mulnivasi Aborigin Bahujan Humanscape!

India has cleared the Rs 6,600-crore acquisition of 490 French advanced missile systems to arm the Mirage-2000 fighter jets, which are being upgraded under a separate Rs 10,947 crore programme finalized in July, 2010. Rs 61 Crore for the Education Budget and Defence expenditure known NO Limit at all. Ironically, the Militarisation of the State is Nothing to do with the Security of the Nation as it is Hyped for. It is all about feeding the Zionist War Economy and Getting Reinforcement for Mass Destruction in the Aborigin Humanscape.

Within weeks after home ministry protests halted the expansion of the Nandan Nilekani-led UID project, the Planning Commission that administers UID has hit back. The Planning Commission has rejected the home ministry proposal to issue smart identity cards to all residents based on the
National Population Register (NPR) — a digital data base currently under construction — saying the chip-based ID cards were a waste of public money. It has invoked its veto power to stall the Rs 6,790-crore project, government sources said.

Home minister P Chidambaram had opposed the UIDAI Aadhaar proposal, saying it would lead to duplication since the census commissioner was already mandated to create the national population register.

Chidambaram stuck to his stand despite plan panel deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia backing Nilekani.

The ministry wanted to give all adult residents an identity card which could be read with a hand-held device that wouldn't require Net connectivity.

The panel's refusal means the project cannot be processed. Government sources said the ministry could ask the panel to reconsider its view or directly ask the cabinet to mediate.
The panel reasoned that the Aadhaar scheme can already perform many functions of the ministry's plan and has a more secure architecture with online authentication — essentially saying "another card to residents would only entail additional costs with no added advantage". The panel also questioned the rationale for issuing the card to residents rather than citizens.
Ahluwalia had backed the need for "smart cards based on unique identity" when the ministerial group tasked to collate the population register and the unique identification numbers first met in November 2007.

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What an Exercise to set Real Alchemistry of Vote Bank Equations for the Imminent Provincial Polls as Prime Minister Mamohan Singhinstructed key ministries to seriously take up the task of filling backlog vacancies of SCs, STs and OBCs, after he was told that the pending seats stand at around 50,000.

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  FDI in aviation: Ministry may allow foreign airlines to hold up to 49% in domestic carriers

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  NEW DELHI: The civil aviation ministry is likely to drop its opposition to higher investment by foreign airlines in the aviation sector and agree to let them hold up to 49% in domestic carriers, handing out a possible lifeline to cash-strapped airlines.

  
  

  At present, foreign carriers such as British Airways, Singapore Airlines and Emirates are banned from directly pumping money into the aviation sector, although financial and other non-airline investors can invest up to 49% in Indian airlines.

  
  

  The aviation ministry had traditionally been opposed to allowing international airlines to invest in local carriers, but had relaxed its opposition, partly as a result of hectic lobbying by some loss-making players such asKingfisher Airlines and GoAir. After first saying global carriers should not be allowed to hold beyond 24%, the ministry had relented to allow them to pick up to 26% stake.

  
  

  "We may further relax our stance on allowing foreign carriers to invest in Indian airlines. There is no difference between 26% and 49% because the rights of the shareholders remain the same at these two different levels of shareholding. But if we do allow 49%, we will impose some restrictions," said a senior civil aviation ministry official, on condition of anonymity.

  
  

  The official added that new Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh was of the view that international carriers could be allowed to hold more than 26%, and was likely to give a clear direction in this regard.

  
  

  An investor with 26% and more stake in a company has the power to veto special resolutions of the company, an important tool to exercise influence over key corporate decisions. But while the rights of the investor do not change unless its shareholding crosses 50%, a higher foreign investment ceiling permits the Indian company to access more funds without any dilution of its rights.

  
  

  Cabinet to Take Final Call

  
  

  Access to funds is a critical issue for the aviation industry, with most domestic airlines registering huge losses in the first half of the current financial year and industry association Assocham estimating total losses of the industry for the whole year at as high as Rs 15,000 crore. The cumulative debt of the industry has risen to Rs 70,000 crore, raising concerns about loan repayment defaults, and rising non-performing assets (NPAs) for banks.

  
  

  "Given the financial state of the industry, if the civil aviation ministry recommends 49%, it should be strongly welcomed," said Kapil Kaul, the South Asia CEO of the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation, an aviation consulting firm.

  
  

  But the final decision to allow foreign airlines to invest in local carriers will be taken by the cabinet, and after the recent debacle on the retail front, it remains to be seen whether the government will have the appetite or the inclination to pitch for another set of liberal FDI norms, albeit in a different sector.

  
  The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion had in an inter-ministerial note last October proposed that international carriers be allowed to hold a 26% stake in local airlines. Recently, the Working Group on Civil Aviation (WGCA) comprising secretaries of various ministries recommended that the FDI limit be imposed at 49%.
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  Government determined to pass Companies Bill in Budget session: Corporate Affairs Minister M Veerappa Moily
  

  CHENNAI: Corporate Affairs Minister M Veerappa Moily today said the Centre is determined to pass theCompanies Bill in the Budget session and slammed the opposition for "obstructionist" policy towards it.

  
  

  "As per my determination and the government's determination... is to ensure the Bill is definitely taken for consideration by both houses and passed in the budget session," he told reporters here.

  
  

  He came down heavily on the opposition, saying, "We have now come up with a comprehensive Companies bill after consulting experts in the field, but nothing could move because of the obstructionist policy of the opposition."

  
  

  Pointing out that all stakeholders were taken into confidence while preparing the bill, he said, "This is a national debate... Again getting back to the same issue (by the opposition) is not appropriate. There should be some stage where a finality can be achieved."

  
  "Though the Centre sent the bill to the standing committee, as requested by the opposition, it still could not be passed because of them," he added.
  
  Fiscal deficit to exceed budget estimate, says Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee
  

  CHENNAI: India's fiscal deficit this financial year will exceed the projected 4.6 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) owing to higher oil prices,Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Friday.

  
  

  The 2011-12 budget had projected the country's fiscal deficit at 4.6 per cent of the GDP. Fiscal deficit is the difference between total expenditure and total revenue.

  
  

  "Volatality in fuel prices affected the short and medium term projections. We have to depend on imported crude. India annually imports around 110 million tonnes of crude oil. We had projected the crude price to be around $90 per barrel. However, it did not come down form $107 a barrel," Mukherjee said, inaugurating an international conference organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) here.

  
  

  "It was not possible to pass on the cost and it impacted the budget," he added.

  
  

  Mukherjee said the deteriorating global conditions due to the European debt crisis also impacted the economy. However, India, he said, is on a better footing as its savings and investment rates are around 35 and 36 percent of the GDP respectively.

  
  

  He said with a huge number of technically competent professionals, besides 60 percent of its population being young, India will come back to a strong growth trajectory by 2020.

  
  

  "With these strong fundamentals, I have no doubt that we will overcome the shortcomings and come back to the path of higher growth trajectory."

  
  

  Also, Mukherjee said, the government will rewrite its economic legislations to meet the needs of the emerging situation.

  
  

  According to him, the Direct Tax Code and the Goods and Services Tax would eliminate the distortions in tax laws and streamline the tax administration in the country.

  
  

  The finance minister asked the accounting professionals to focus on transparency in accounting.

  
  

  "Transparency in accounting is important for combating corruption. It is expected of the accountancy profession to act in the interest of the public and decisively," said Mukherjee.

  
  

  Speaking at the function, Union Corporate Affairs Minister M. Veerappa Moily said the challenge before to the country is transparency and accountability.

  
  

  He said the government will come out with a national competition policy this year and is looking at formulating a national corporate governance policy.

  
  Meanwhile,Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy on Saturday submitted documents against P Chidambaram in a Delhi court to make the home minister an accused in the 2G case for his alleged role in the spectrum allocation.
  
  "The court has accepted his documents as 'evidence'," Swamy said while
  talking to reporters outside the court on Saturday.
  
  Subramanian Swamy also tweeted: "Evidence accepted. Arguments for summoning PC (Chidambaram) on 21st (Jan 21)."
  
  Earlier in Dec, Swamy had urged a Delhi court to make Chidambaram an accused in the 2G case for his alleged role in allowing two telecom firms to earn windfall profits by offloading their shares to foreign firms.
  
  Deposing as a witness in support of his private complaint, he had told Special CBI Judge OP Saini that the then finance minister was also culpable like A Raja, then telecom minister, as they were party to the decision of non-revision of entry fees of Rs 1,658 crore, decided in 2001 during NDA regime.
  
  The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, cleared the contract for the fire-and-forgetMICA (interception and aerial combat missiles) with French armament major MBDA on Wednesday.
  
  Sources say another major defence deal, the acquisition of 75 Swiss turbo-prop aircraft to train IAF rookie pilots for over Rs 3,000 crore, is likely to be cleared next week. IAF wants to induct the 75 Pilatus PC-7 basic trainers by 2013-14 since its 114 piston-engine HPT-32 aircraft have been grounded since August, 2009, due to repeated engine failures, leading to training of pilots being truncated.
  
  TOI had earlier reported that all decks had been cleared for the MICA and Pilatus deals, even as the final calculations are underway to select the ``lowest bidder'' between French Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon for the mega MMRCA (medium multi-role combat aircraft) project to acquire 126 top-notch fighters at a cost likely to touch $20 billion.
  
  The MICA systems will be fitted on IAF's 51 Mirage-2000s, which are to be progressively upgraded with the help of French companies Dassault Aviation (aircraft manufacturer) and Thales (weapons systems integrator).
  
  While the first two fighters have been sent to France for the upgrade, the rest 49 will later be retrofitted with new avionics, radars, mission computers, glass cockpits, helmet-mounted displays, electronic warfare suites, weapon delivery and precision-targeting systems in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
  
  The overall Mirage upgrade project cost will cross Rs 20,000 crore, and it will take over a decade to be completed. This has led to some criticism that it would probably have been better to go in for new fighters. IAF, however, swears by the Mirage-2000 fighters, which have had an excellent track record with the force.
  
  Down to just 33-34 fighter squadrons (each has 16 to 18 jets) from a `sanctioned strength' of 39.5, IAF is going for a mix of new inductions and upgrades to retain its operational readiness even as it phases out older MiG variants.
  
  For instance, 63 MiG-29s are being upgraded under a $964-million deal inked with Russia in March, 2008. Then, apart from the 126 MMRCA, IAF is also inducting 272 Sukhoi-30MKIs contracted from Russia for around $12 billion. Moreover, the first lot of the around 120 indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft will join IAF from end-2013 onwards.
  
  Besides, India plans to induct 250-300 stealth fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) co-developed with Russia from 2020 onwards, in what will be its biggest-ever defence project at around $ 35 billion.
  
  Militant groups, particularly those operating in the Northeast, have realised that violence will never pay and the only way to solve their problems is peace negotiations, Home Minister P Chidambaram said today.
  
  He also said that the Centre, in collaboration with state governments, made efforts to deal with insurgent groups operating in the region through various ways in the last two years.
  
  "Most militant groups have come to realise that violence will not pay, state will never allow the violence to pay. The state will never allow any violent group to overthrow, overpower the state and talks are the only way to find solutions to their problems," he said addressing the 7th Northeast Business Summithere.
  
  Chidambaram said it was heartening that most of the militant groups were in the mood to talk and most part of Northeast were free from conflict.
  
  The Home Minister, however, said there was still some areas of concern that include extortion and occasional kidnapping for extortion.
  
  "Extortion keeps the militant groups going. That is their source of funds....I have been saying this with responsibility that these extortion rackets must be stopped," he said at the Summit organised by Ministry of DoNER and ICC.
  
  Chidambaram said the Central government was offering support to all state governments in the region to ensure that extortion does not take place and kidnapping for extortion does not take place.
  
  "During the last year, these incidents have come down dramatically and I am confident that in 2012, the situation will be better," he said.

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  Asking Indian entrepreneurs to explore investment potential in the northeast region, union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said there were many business opportunities with neighbouring countries like Bangladesh, Myanmar and China.
  
  He said that China is a competitor and Bangladesh had a very friendly government while Myanmar offered hope for future cooperation.
  
  "We hope to improve relations with Myanmar government," Chidambaram said while addressing the 7th northeast business summit.
  
  Observing that India should not envy China, he said: "We should try to emulate them in developing infrastructure in remote areas."
  
  
  
  Mayawati is the only leader in the country who ordered her own statues to be built, and they tower beside those of Gautam Buddha and B R Ambedkar in the many concrete parks constructed during her five-year rule to commemorate dalit icons. BSP had claimed the statues were built to honour the wish of Maya's mentor, Kanshi Ram.
  
  The decision to drape the statues was taken at a meeting Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi held with senior officials of the Chief Electoral Office in UP. The CEC also held a review meet on poll-preparedness with DMs and senior police officers of districts going to polls in the first four phases. He will hold another round of the meetings with officials of the remaining districts on Saturday.
  
  Several opposition leaders complained to the EC about a week back that the numerous statues - of Maya and her party symbol - would give undue advantage to BSP as they were clearly promoting her party. In fact, in October 2010, the EC, while dismissing petitions challenging BSP's use of the elephant as a symbol, had said that at the time of elections, the commission would take appropriate steps to ensure the statues do not disturb the level playing field and give undue advantage to BSP.
  
  Once the order is passed, it would have the most visible impact in Lucknow and Noida where most of the statues have been erected. According to a reply to an RTI query, there are nine statues of the dalit leader in different memorials constructed in Lucknow . Her tallest statue, a 24-feet bronze structure, is at the Pratibimb Sthal inside Bhimrao Ambedkar Samajik Parivartan sthal in Gomtinagar. It cost the state exchequer Rs 1.44 crore. The memorial has two more bronze statues of Mayawati : one inside the gallery and one in the main hall.
  
  The statue in the gallery is 18-feet tall and cost Rs 47.25 lakh while the one in main hall is a modest nine feet and cost Rs 23 lakh.
  
  Another statue of Mayawati, around 12 feet tall, is at Bhim Rao Ambedkar Samajik Pariwartan Sthal, Gomti Tatbandh. The bronze statue cost the state Rs 20.25 lakh. This statue was once replaced with another after Mayawati spotted some defects in it.
  
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  Mayawati unveils own statues in June 2009 Advocate Ravi Kant files complaint in SC, EC saying Maya furthering BSP symbol EC seeks comments from BSP on possible violation of model code of conduct. BSP told to reply by Aug 12, 2010 SC on July 10, 2010 refuses to restrain UP govt from carrying out work for installation of statues of Mayawati and other dalit leaders at a park in Noida BSP claims Maya's statues installed as per "written will" of party founder Kanshi Ram Oct 11, 2010: EC rejects plea for freezing of BSP symbol EC says it'd take steps to see that statues of Mayawati and BSP symbol do not disturb level playing field Those measures would be subject to directions of the SC or Allahabad HC
  

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  A Delhi court today listed the application of Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy, seeking prosecution of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G case, for arguments on January 21.

  
  

  "Put up for arguments on the application for summoning of accused on January 21," Special CBI Judge O P Saini said after Swamy placed on record various certified copies of the documents in support of his private complaint.

  
  

  Swamy told the court that the documents and evidence which he has furnished reveal the "connivance, collusion and consent" of then Finance Minister in the decision taken by former Telecom Minister A Raja.

  
  

  "This evidence reveals the connivance, collusion and consent of then Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the decisions taken by the then Minister of Communication and Information Technology (MOC&IT)A Raja in the matter of fixing the price of spectrum licence and in the matter of permitting two companies which received the licences namely Swan and Unitech in dilution of shares even before roll out of their services," Swamy said.

  
  

  The judge listed Swamy's application for arguments after the Janata Party chief completed his recording of statement before the court.

  
  

  Swamy filed various documents in the court, including a January 15, 2008 letter written by Chidambaram to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

  
  

  Swamy also placed on record the certified copy of the minutes of a meeting between Chidambaram, Raja and the Prime Minister during the tenure of Raja as the MOC&IT.

  
  

  Swamy submitted that Chidambaram is "guilty of breach of trust of national security" as he did not disclose that Etisalat and Telenor, to which Swan Telecom and Unitech Wireless had diluted their shares, were blacklisted.

  
  

  "I have also brought on record the evidence to show that Chidambaram, is also guilty of breach of trust in question of national security for not disclosing that Etisalat and Telenor were black listed by the Home Ministry advisory," he said.

  
  

  Swamy, in his plea, has sought to make Chidambaram an accused in the case for his alleged role in allowing two accused telecom firms Swan Telecom and Unitech Wireless to earn windfall profits by offloading their shares to UAE-based Etisalat and Norway-based Telenor respectively after getting the Unified Access Services Licenses (UASL).

  
  

  Swamy, deposing as a witness in support of his private complaint, had on December 17 last year alleged that Chidambaram was also culpable like Raja as they were party to the decision of non-revision of entry fees of Rs 1658 crore, decided in 2001 during NDA regime.

  
  

  Chidambaram and Raja, as Finance and Telecom ministers respectively, were empowered by a 2003 Cabinet decision to determine the spectrum price jointly and this fact has been corroborated by a statement of the Prime Minister made in the Rajya Sabha, he said.

  
  

  Earlier, the court had allowed Swamy's plea to re-open his statement in the case in view of the emergence of some new facts about the identity of other co-conspirators.

  
  

  Swamy had earlier also referred to the allegations that Swan Telecom was allotted UAS licences for 13 circles for Rs 1,537 crore and it offloaded 45 per cent of its shares in the licences before the roll out to Etisalat of UAE for Rs 4,200 crores.

  
  Similarly, Unitech was allotted UAS licences for 22 circles for Rs 1,658 crore and it offloaded 60 per cent of its shares in the licences to M/s Telenor of Norway for Rs 6,100 crore even before the roll out, he had said.
  

  Ahead of Budget, babus unwind with Chitrangada

  Pradeep Thakur, TNN | Jan 7, 2012, 01.52AM IST
  NEW DELHI: Amid the general gloom over slowing growth, 70 senior babus of the finance ministry have gone on a three-day, two-night retreat, where they will unwind in the company of Bollywood stars Chitrangada Singh and Javed Akhtar while brainstorming on the economy.
  
  The retreat began on Friday with the mandarins moving to The Kingdom of Dreams, a live entertainment and leisure destination in Gurgaon. Post-dinner, the group was scheduled to proceed to a five-star resort in the Aravalis where discussions will be held on the theme, 'India 2020'.
  
  To lift their mood, the government has hired a Bollywood buxom, 1976 born Chitranganda Singh, who will give company to many of the
  
  Desi Boyz actress Chitrangada Singh, 35, is expected to lighten the mood of the 1970s batch officers, with some late entrants comprising a team from the department of economic affairs thrown in. There will also be poetry sessions with Javed Akhtar along with yoga and cricket matches in-between the "hectic" schedule.
  
  Officers are spoiled for choice at the Westin resort in Sohna, which offers a "wide range of treatments including Thai, Balinese, Chinese, and ayurveda massages and body wraps, focusing on renewal of body, mind, and soul". Meditation, yoga and Tai Chi sessions are some of the attractions many officers may skip in favour of an interaction with Chitranganda.
  
  The Kingdom of Dreams, where the babus were on Friday, boasts of a Culture Gully, a lavish air-conditioned boulevard of multifarious Indian cultures, culinary delights and shopping experiences. "You can visit the backwaters of Kerala, savour the taste of feni in a quaint tavern in Goa, view the royal splendour of a Rajasthani palace or enjoy the rustic charm of a Punjabi village," says a promotional brochure on the place.
  
  The dinner, sources said, is amid live "street performers, artisans, magicians and folk dancers besides palm reading" on offer for bureaucrats who are expected to spend sleepless nights at North Block on their return, writing the economic survey and preparing the 2012-13 budget.
  
  The budget date is yet to be announced, but it has been delayed to the middle of March because of Assembly elections in five states.
  
  This year's budget is expected to be a tougher exercise than the one that followed the 2008 global financial meltdown, when the finance ministry had invited film director Shekhar Kapoor to its pre-budget retreat. The following year, Aamir Khan, fresh from his success in 3 Idiots, was the star attraction for the officers retreating at a location in Faridabad.
  
  For the 'India 2020' theme this year, eminent personalities have been invited to lecture the North Block mandarins. They include former foreign secretary Shyam Sharan, environmentalist R K Pachauri and senior journalist M J Akbar.
  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ahead-of-Budget-babus-unwind-with-Chitrangada/articleshow/11394332.cms
  
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  KOLKATA: The fire that devastated AMRI, an upmarket hospital, and claimed 90 lives on December 9 last year has resulted in collateral damage of an unusual kind. For the first time in living memory, many among Kolkata's Marwaris, who dominate industry and commerce in the eastern metropolis, say they are feeling threatened and discriminated against.
  
  The fallout: a spate of resignations from company directorships and charitable trusts because of the fear an accident may mean incarceration for directors. At least 10 members of the community, who spoke to this paper, said they had resigned from various positions after the incident.
  
  The angst is acute enough for some members of the community, who migrated from Rajasthan to Bengal centuries ago, to aver that they are curtailing fresh investments. An industrialist on the verge of setting up a chemicals plant and a steel manufacturer both said their next investments would be in Gujarat.
  
  

  The vitriolic reaction of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who appeared to equate those arrested after the AMRI tragedy with murderers and terrorists, has not soothed nerves. Banerjee's reaction was in response to remarks by industry body FICCIexpressing concern at the arrest of seven AMRI directors not in charge of day-to-day affairs.

  
  

  Of these, four are promoters of Emami, a Rs 3,700-crore group, while two are owners of Shrachi, a Rs 1,000-crore enterprise. Three directors are absconding.

  
  

  Four of the 14-member AMRI board - Prof MK Chhetri, managing director; Dr Soumendra Nath Banerjee, chairman; and two directors Ashim Kumar Das and Dr Pronab Dasgupta - have not been charged.

  
  

  The arrest of the seven non-executive directors is a sore point among almost all businessmen, cutting across community lines. A leading city industrialist said: "Under tremendous pressure, she has vented her fury on some of the directors of AMRI."

  
  

  This feeling is shared by many in business. Mumbai-based Ankit Miglani, managing director of Uttam Galva Steel, in which LN Mittal's ArcelorMittal has a 30% stake, said: "Our system says you are innocent, until proven guilty. Hence a person is entitled to get bail."

  
  

  MANY MARWARIS TRACE ROOTS TO KOLKATA

  "Whatever action is taken against the AMRI directors should be according to laws. If it is contrary to law, then investment in Bengal is expected to take a beating," Jagdish Khattar, the former managing director of Maruti Suzuki, told ET. Khattar, who is now an entrepreneur, is chairman of Carnation Auto, a contract manufacturer.

  
  

  State industry minister Partha Chatterjee declined comment. "Please do not ask me to say anything, because it is only chief minister Mamata Banerjee who has the authority to speak on AMRI-related issues," he said.

  
  

  Communal prejudice, or even the perception of it, is virtually unknown to Kolkata unlike other Indian mega cities such as Mumbai and Bengaluru where tension between communities has sometimes caused violence. In contrast, Bengalis have been welcoming of Marwaris and Gujaratis, who along with the British have built much of the city and employed locals in large numbers.

  
  

  Many of India's storied Marwari families such as the Birlas, Singhanias and Goenkas trace their roots to the former capital of the British Empire.

  
  A leading chartered accountant and a lawyer expressed puzzlement at the course of action pursued by the police as the law specified that only some directors and other officers in charge of day-to-day operations could be charged under criminal provisions in case of an accident.
  http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/kolkata-marwaris-feel-threatened-after-mamatas-reaction-on-amri-fire/articleshow/11381982.cms
  New, deadlier form of TB hits India
  Malathy Iyer, TNN | Jan 7, 2012, 05.39AM IST
  New, deadlier form of TB hits India
  
  12 Totally Drug-Resistant Cases Of Killer Disease Isolated At Hinduja
  
  Malathy Iyer TNN
  
  MUMBAI:Tuberculosis, which kills around 1,000 people a day in India, has acquired a deadlier edge. A new entity-ominously called Totally Drug-Resistant TB (TDR-TB )-has been isolated in the fluid samples of 12 TB patients in the past three months alone at Hinduja Hospital at Mahim . The hospital's laboratory has been certified by the World Health Organization(WHO) to test TB patients for drug resistance.
  
  While Iran first reported TDRTB cases three years ago, India seems to be only the second country to report this deadly form of the disease. TDR-TB is the result of the latest mutation of the bacilli after Multi-Drug-Resistant TB (MDR-TB ) and Extremely Drug-Resistant TB (XDR-TB ) were diagnozed earlier.
  
  Even more worryingly for Mumbai, 10 of the 12 TDR-TB cases are from the city, while the other two are patients from Ratnagiri and UP. One of the 12 patients has since died. India sees around 3- 4 lakh deaths for all forms of TB each year, while the world saw 1.7 million deaths in 2009.
  
  As the full form of TDR-TB suggests, none of the known TB combination drugs work on the patient. All 12 showed resistance to 12 drugs. "The TB bacilli have obviously mutated. The emergence of TDR-TB has grave implications for public health," said Hinduja Hospital's Dr Zarir Udwadia, whose observations have been published in the latest issue of the US-based Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID) peer review journal. His team started isolating TDR-TB cases among patients with pulmonary TB in October 2011.
  
  Dr Amita Athawale, who heads KEM Hospital's chest department, said TDR-TB was a reality in India. "The cases we clinically isolate are just the tip of the iceberg," she said. TB is one of the biggest killers in India, along with heart attack.
  
  Among tuberculosis patients, drug resistance develops mainly because patients fail to complete the 6- to 9-month first treatment phase. "They feel better within a couple of months of taking the drugs and so they stop taking them. However, the TB germs in the body are not completely vanquished and they again multiply," said a senior BMC public health official.
  
  VIRULENT STRAIN IN THE AIR
  
  * Tuberculosis is one of the most fatal diseases in Mumbai, accounting for nearly 15% (8,953) of the deaths in 2010
  
  * Left untreated, each person with active TB can infect 10 to 15 people a year TB is a contagious disease. Like the common cold, it spreads through the air Patients resistant to all first-line and second-line drugs are classified as having Totally Drug-Resistant TB (TDR-TB )
  
  * An estimated 1.7 million people died from TB worldwide in 2009
  
  * About 3 lakh to 4 lakh die of TB each year in India It is believed that more than half the city's TB patients seek treatment in the private sector
  
  'Deadlier strain arose due to health system's failure'
  
  From the emergence of Multi-Drug-Resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB ) in 1992 to the arrival of Extremely Drug-Resistant TB (XDR-TB ) a few years ago, the TB bacilli have now reached a totally resistant form. The new, deadlier form is Totally Drug-Resistant TB (TDR-TB ). "A hundred years ago, TB patients were sent to the sanatorium for treatment. With the emergence of these various drug-resistant strains, we have come full circle to the idea for sanatoria. We have little to offer these patients except for drastic surgery and medication for some relief,'' said Dr Zarir Udwadia, of Hinduja Hospital , Mahim. His team's observations have been published in the latest issue of the USbased Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID) peer review journal.
  
  Udwadia says the emergence of TDR-TB is the failure of the overall health system. "The public sector only provides second-line drugs to 1% of the patients who have drug-resistant TB. The private sector has many doctors who badly manage patients. These factors have obviously worsened drug resistance." An earlier study by the group showed that barely 5 of 106 doctors in Dharavi prescribed the right drugs for drug-resistant patients.
  
  The CID report, written by Udwadia , Rohit Amale and Camilla Rodrigues of Hinduja Hospital says, "A careful audit of their (patients) prescriptions revealed that these patients had received erratic, unsupervised second-line drugs, added individually and often in incorrect doses, from multiple private practitioners."
  
  TDR-TB was reported three years ago in Teheran, the Iranian capital, when 15 patients were found to have bacilli resistant to all first- and second-line drugs. A worrisome aspect of the Hinduja Hospital findings is that the average age of the 12 patients - six men and six women - is just 32.3 years.
  
  While the minimum period of suffering has been two years, one patient (who cannot be named due to confidentiality clauses) is the 35-year-old wife of a farmer from Deveria, UP. She has been ill for over five years. While the patient is very ill, her husband told TOI, "We began treatment in a local hospital for a year before moving to Lucknow and then Kanpur for treatment.'' She has been on an MDR-TB drug regimen for over two years. "I have sold major portions of my farm in this period and have taken up work in Mumbai,'' he added.
  
  Hinduja Hospital doctors are awaiting a CT scan before deciding whether a lung surgery can provide some relief to the woman.
  
  Drug Susceptibility Testing (DST) performed at Hinduja Hospital showed that each of the 12 patients was resistant to all first-line drugs (isoniazid, rifampicin , ethambutol, pyrazinamide and streptomycin) and second-line drugs (ofloxacin, moxifloxacin, kanamycin, amikacin, capreomycin, paraaminosalicylic acid and ethionamide ) that were tested.
  
  GERMS GET RESISTANT Drug-resistant TB can be caused by: a) inconsistent or partial treatment; b) when patients do not take all medicines regularly for the required period because they start to feel better; c) because doctors and health workers prescribe the wrong treatment regimens; or d) because the drug supply is unreliable
  
  A particularly dangerous form of drug-resistant TB is Multi-Drug-Resistant TB (MDR-TB ). It is caused by bacilli resistant to at least isoniazid and rifampicin, the two most powerful anti-TB drugs
  
  India reportedly has the highest burden of MDRTB , with some estimates pegging it at 3 lakh. Barely 1% are covered by the govt's free drug plan
  
  Drug-resistant TB requires chemotherapy with second-line anti-TB drugs that are costlier than first-line drugs, and which produce reactions that are more severe, though manageable
  
  MDR-TB treatment continues for 24 to 27 months and could cost up to Rs 2 lakh
  
  The emergence of Extremely Drug-Resistant TB (XDR-TB ), particularly in settings where many TB patients are also infected with HIV, poses a serious threat to TB control. The patient is resistant to one more drug Patients resistant to all 1st-line and 2nd-line drugs are classified as having Totally Drug-Resistant TB (TDR-TB )
  
  AIR THREAT Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease. Like the common cold, it spreads through the air. It can affect any part of the body, but only people with TB in their lungs are infectious
  
  When infectious people cough, sneeze, talk or spit, they spread TB germs, known as bacilli, into the air. A person needs only to inhale a small number of these to be infected
  
  But people infected with TB bacilli will not necessarily become sick. The immune system 'walls off' TB bacilli, which, protected by a thick waxy coat, can lie dormant for years. When the immune system is weakened, the chances of becoming sick are greater
  
  Left untreated, a person with active TB can infect 10 to 15 people a year
  
  INDIA A HOTSPOT Overall, a third of the world is infected with the TB bacillus, but not all are sick 5 to 10% of people infected with the TB bacilli (but who are not infected with HIV) become sick or infectious at some time in their life. People with HIV and TB infections are more likely to develop TB 1.7 million people died of TB in the world in 2009. About 3 to 4 lakh die each year in India
  
  KILLER IN MUMBAI TB caused 15% (8,953) of the deaths in Mumbai in 2010 BMC has 28,000-plus listed patients. Thousands more seek pvt sector treatment As of Dec 31, 2011, 298 patients were under treatment for MDR-TB. Three tested positive for XDR-TB. Results of 27 tests are awaited
  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/New-deadlier-form-of-TB-hits-India/articleshow/11396410.cms

  PC fires counterculture missile

  NISHIT DHOLABHAI

  * Chidambaram at the summit in New Delhi on Friday. (PTI) New Delhi, Jan. 6: Union home minister P. Chidambaram today called for a rejection of the "counterculture" against the use of natural wealth, pitching the development debate as a choice between museums and modern societies at a time several mining and power projects are held up because of protests. "I don't think we should allow the counterculture to grow, a counterculture which says that people in these areas should live as they lived 300 or 400 years ago. We are not building museums here, we are building a modern society, a modern state," Chidambaram told the inaugural session of the Northeast Business Summit here. Certain to be seen as a red rag by activists who swear by the 1960s coinage that eventually became a byword for anti-establishment movements, the home minister's statement reflects the government's alarm at the fallout of sustained protests against mining and power projects on growth. The protests have stalled several thousand crores worth of projects, especially in central and eastern India. "Counterculture" was made famous in the 1969 book Making of a Counterculture by Theodore Roszak. The book chronicled the counterculture of the 1960s in the wake of protests against the American war in Vietnam. Roszak, incidentally, died last June. Chidambaram's use of the sociological phrase more than once today was also seen by some as a suggestion that insurgency in the Northeast and the Maoist upsurge elsewhere in India have either infiltrated or inspired movements against economic exploitation of natural resources. This counterculture shows that large parts in "not just the Northeast but also in central India" can be preserved as they were several centuries ago, the home minister said. "Of what use are minerals, if they cannot be exploited — exploitation may be a wrong word — if they cannot be mined and used for producing value-added goods and they remain buried in mother earth for the next million years?" the former finance minister asked. "And of what use is water, if it cannot be used for irrigation or power?" Chidambaram asked, catching the eye of Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, who is facing protests in Arunachal Pradesh against a hydel project for which a dam will have to be built. Chidambaram suggested that what he was calling for was a fundamental change in the mindset of a generation. Analysing how localised conflict was suppressing business, he said the opposition was among "legacy issues that are a baggage of some 70, 80 or 100 years… burnt into our conscience as children with irreverence for the realities of the 21st century". The Union minister then nudged the states to be more proactive, saying it was incumbent on local governments to educate people on the need to allow natural wealth to be used to produce goods and services. He asked states to "spread the word" that businesses should get to use natural resources. The outspoken comments evoked a mixed response. A senior professor who was part of the National Advisory Council during UPA I rule termed Chidambaram's statement "laughable" and "dangerous". But the academic did not want to be named. Dipankar Gupta, professor of sociology, felt it was not a question of "black and white" but of how development was done. "The land acquisition law is so stupid but to say that no land should be acquired would also be stupid," Gupta added. There is a need for minerals or hydroelectric power but the government needs to do things in a way that ensures everyone goes home happy, he said. Among the Northeast leaders at the meeting, there seemed to be some consensus on what Chidambaram said but it was cloaked in caution. Gogoi and DoNER minister Paban Singh Ghatowar later told The Telegraph they agreed with what Chidambaram proposed. "The basic point is: natural wealth has to be utilised," Gogoi said. But Chidambaram's talking points in a similar vein earlier had faced brickbats not only from civil society groups and the Left but also from his own party. Congress leaders Digvijaya Singh and Mani Shankar Aiyar have been Chidambaram's fiercest critics, not only because of aggressive police action against the Maoists in central India but also for the home minister's perceived disdain for the "bleeding hearts".

  
  http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120107/jsp/frontpage/story_14975005.jsp
  

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  Gali made Rs 4,300 cr through illegal mining: CBI

  M Sagar Kumar, TNN | Jan 7, 2012, 02.21AM IST
  
  HYDERABAD: The Obulapuram Mining Company Pvt Ltd (OMC) owned by mining baron and former Karnataka minister GaliJanardhana Reddy earned over Rs 4,310 crore by selling illegally mined iron ore by way of local sales and exports, according to the CBI chargesheet. With so much money coming his way, Gali went to the extent of buying a Bel helicopter for his exclusive use. CBI seized this helicopter and it is currently in its custody.
  Ironically, according to the investigative agency, Gali managed to get the mining leases in Andhra Pradesh on the pretext of using them for captive purpose for his Brahmani Steel Plant proposed to be set up at Kadapa. He did not set up the plant but got the words captive mining deleted from the GOs that granted him the mining leases. He used these leases to justify his illegal miningactivities elsewhere and ended up buying a chopper, says the CBI.
  Though the CBI chargesheet explains at length how the authorities had crossed their brief in circumventing all the existing norms to help OMC get leases and how the company sidelined other rival applicants, it only made a small mention about political overtones in the case. At one para at the fag end of the chargesheet, the CBI did say as to how a rival mining lease applicant N Konda Reddy was silenced by powerful politicians. It was in this connection, the CBI earlier questioned Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy and left things there.
  The current chargesheet did not say anything about Jagan. But CBI officials are now maintaining that they will file a supplementary chargesheet but remained mum as to whether Jagan will be a witness or an accused in that.
  The CBI probing the allegations of illegal mining and irregularities in allotment of mining leases to OMC in Anantapur district had filed the chargesheet against OMC, Janardhana Reddy, his brother-in-law and the mining firm's MD B V Srinivas Reddy, former mining and geology director V D Rajagopal and the then assistant director of mines and geology late R Linga Reddy on December 3 last year.
  According to the chargesheet, the total amount earned by OMC through local sales and by export of iron ore worked out to Rs 4,310 crore during the 2007-10 period. The Reddys (arrested by CBI in September last year from Bellary) and Rajagopal (arrested in November last year) are presently under judicial remand and lodged in Chanchalguda jail here.
  The chargesheet further says that Reddys entered into criminal conspiracy with public servants including late Linga Reddy, VD Rajagopal, suspended IAS officer and then secretary (Industries and Commerce department) Y Srilakshmi and ensured that the mining lease for the iron ore on area of 68.5 hectare and 39.5 hectare were granted in favour of OMC.
  Srilakshmi had committed various omissions and commissions in the criminal conspiracy and favoured OMC while ignoring other mining bidders, the CBI alleged in the chargesheet. "Srilakshmi by abusing her official position issued two GOs on June 18, 2007 sanctioning mining lease for iron ore in over two stretches of 68.5 hectares (of Anthara Gangamma Konda of D Hirehal mandal in Anantapur district) and 39.5 hectares (in Obulapuram village) in favour of OMC while rejecting other mining applicants," the CBI said.
  The GOs did not specify the clause 'Captive Mining' though OMC itself applied for mining lease stating its intention to set up a steel plant in Kadapa district, which in turn caused pecuniary gain to OMC and gave an impetus to Janardhana Reddy and Srinivas Reddy to indulge in illegal mining and justify it, the CBI alleged.
  The CBI further said that V D Rajagopal and Srilakshmi had demanded huge bribes running into crores for grant of prospective mining lease to one C Sashi Kumar, a mine bidder. The investigation were on with regard to demand of money by Srilakshmi from Sashi Kumar, and the quid pro quo in this case against her was in progress and a supplementary report will be filed, the CBI added.
  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Gali-made-Rs-4300-cr-through-illegal-mining-CBI/articleshow/11394552.cms
  

  For Expo girls, it's the lure of India

  Dipti Jain, TNN | Jan 7, 2012, 05.39AM IST
  NEW DELHI: For many of the foreign models posing with swanky convertibles and superbikes, the Auto Expo stint goes beyond the 'eye candy' experience. For Dayana Ossulivan, a young model from New Zealand at the Mercedes pavilion, the Expo not only spelt a fat pay cheque but "also an opportunity to visit India".
  
  Tatyana Kravchenko, a Ukranian model and a former teacher, got lucky on her first visit to India. Kravchenko was able to grab a long-term contract with General Motors while on the modelling assignment. "I have done a lot of shows in Europe and Africa. But it has always been my dream to come to India. I love acting and this is a place where one can perform , besides just walk down a ramp."
  
  The 24-year-old feels the visit to India will boost her chances of doing what she likes best - teaching. "I was not satisfied with the education system in Ukraine. But education in India is great. And as my job requires a lot of travel, I can get an opportunity to learn many foreign languages which I may teach later." Olga Toroviyk, another Ukraninan model, is also a freelance photographer.
  
  "I will resume photography once I make enough money," the 22-year-old told TOI. No one's complaining about the money. It is believed that many girls end up making over Rs 40,000 a day. But despite the rosy picture, complaints are galore. "I chose to work at the Expo as it is a reputed event. But people pass inappropriate comments," said a model who wished to remain anonymous.
  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/For-Auto-Expo-girls-its-good-money-and-lure-of-India/articleshow/11396407.cms
  
  

  CONSTITUTION OF INDIA                                                                     

                               CONTENTS

                                                      
  

                                 

  PREAMBLE

                                           PART I

  THE UNION AND ITS TERRITORY

  ARTICLE

   1       Name and territory of the Union.

   2       Admission or establishment of new States.

  2A       [Repealed.]

   3       Formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing States.

   4       Laws made under articles 2 and 3 to provide for the amendment of the First and the Fourth Schedules and supplemental, incidental and consequential matters.

  PART II

  CITIZENSHIP

   5       Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution.

   6       Rights of citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India from Pakistan.

   7       Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan.

   8       Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin residing    outside India.

   9       Persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not to be citizens.

  10       Continuance of the rights of citizenship.

  11       Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law.

  PART III

  FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

  General

  12       Definition.

  13       Laws inconsistent with or in derogation of the fundamental rights.

                       Right to Equality

             14           Equality before law.

  15	Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.
  16	Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment.
  17	Abolition of Untouchability.
  18	Abolition of titles.
  	Right to Freedom
  19	Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech, etc.
  20	Protection in respect of conviction for offences.
  21	Protection of life and personal liberty.
  22	Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases.
  	Right against Exploitation
  23	Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour.
  24	Prohibition of employment of children in factories, etc.
  	Right to  Freedom of Religion
  25	Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion.
  26	Freedom to manage religious affairs.
  27	Freedom as to payment of taxes for promotion of any particular religion.
  28	Freedom as to attendance at religious instruction or religious worship in certain educational institutions.
  	Cultural and Educational Rights
  29	Protection of interests of minorities.
  30	Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions.
  31	[Repealed.]
  	Saving of Certain Laws
  31A	Saving of Laws providing for acquisition of estates, etc.
  31B	Validation of certain Acts and Regulations.
  31C	Saving of laws giving effect to certain directive principles.
  31D	[Repealed.]
  	Right to Constitutional Remedies
  32	Remedies for enforcement of rights conferred by this Part.
  32A	[Repealed.]
  33	Power of Parliament to modify the rights conferred by this Part in their application to Forces, etc.
  34	Restriction on rights conferred by this Part while martial law is in force in any area.
  35	Legislation to give effect to the provisions of this Part.
  	PART IV DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY
  36	Definition.
  37	Application of the principles contained in this Part.
  38	State to secure a social order for the promotion of welfare of the people.
  39	Certain principles of policy to be followed by the State.
  39A	Equal justice and free legal aid.
  40	Organisation of village panchayats.
  41	Right to work, to education and to public assistance in certain cases.
  42	Provision for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief.
  43	Living wage, etc., for workers.
  43A	Participation of workers in management of industries.
  44	Uniform civil code for the citizens.
  45	Provision for free and compulsory education for children.
  46	Promotion of educational and economic interests of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections.
  47	Duty of the State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health.
  48	Organisation of agriculture and animal husbandry.
  48A	Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wild life.
  49	Protection of monuments and places and objects of national importance.
  50	Separation of judiciary from executive.
  51	Promotion of international peace and security.
  	PART IVA FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES
  51A	Fundamental duties.
  	PART V THE UNION CHAPTER I.¾-THE EXECUTIVE The President and Vice-President
  52	The President of India.
  53	Executive power of the Union.
  54	Election of President.
  55	Manner of election of President.
  56	Term of office of President.
  57	Eligibility for re-election.
  58	Qualifications for election as President.
  59	Conditions of President's office.
  60	Oath or affirmation by the President.
  61	Procedure for impeachment of the President.
  62	Time of holding election to fill vacancy in the office of President and the term of office of person elected to fill casual vacancy.
  63	The Vice-President of India.
  64	The Vice-President to be ex officio Chairman of the Council of States.
  65	The Vice-President to act as President or to discharge his functions during casual vacancies in the office, or during the absence, of President.
  66	Election of Vice-President.
  67	Term of office of Vice-President.
  68	Time of holding election to fill vacancy in the office of Vice-President and the term of office of person elected to fill casual vacancy.
  69	Oath or affirmation by the Vice-President.
  70	Discharge of President's functions in other contingencies.
  71	Matters relating to, or connected with, the election of a President or Vice-President.
  72	Power of President to grant pardons, etc., and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases.
  73	Extent of executive power of the Union.
  	Council of Ministers
  74	Council of Ministers  to aid and advise President.
  75	Other provisions as to Ministers.
  	The Attorney-General for India
  76	Attorney-General for India.
  	Conduct of Government Business
  77	Conduct of business of the Government of India.
  78	Duties of Prime Minister as respects the furnishing of information to the President, etc.
  	CHAPTER  II.¾-PARLIAMENT General
  79	Constitution of Parliament.
  80	Composition of the Council of States.
  81	Composition of the House of the People.
  82	Readjustment after each census.
  83	Duration of Houses of Parliament.
  84	Qualification for membership of Parliament.
  85	Sessions of Parliament, prorogation and dissolution.
  86	Right of President to address and send messages to Houses.
  87	Special address by the President.
  88	Rights of Ministers and Attorney-General as respects Houses.
  	Officers of Parliament
  89	The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Council of States.
  90	Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the office of Deputy Chairman.
  91	Power of the Deputy Chairman or other person to perform the duties of the office of, or to act as, Chairman.
  92	The Chairman or the Deputy Chairman not to preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration.
  93	The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of the People .
  94	Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
  95	Power of the Deputy Speaker or other person to perform the duties of the office of, or to act as, Speaker.
  96	The Speaker or the Deputy Speaker not to preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration.
  97	Salaries and allowances of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
  98	Secretariat of Parliament.
  	Conduct of Business
  99	Oath or affirmation by members.
  100	Voting in Houses, power of Houses to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum.
  	Disqualifications of Members
  101	Vacation of seats.
  102	Disqualifications for membership.
  103	Decision on questions as to disqualifications of members.
  104	Penalty for sitting and voting before making oath or affirmation under article 99 or when not qualified or when disqualified.
  	Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and its Members
  105	Powers, privileges, etc., of the Houses of Parliament and of the members and committees thereof.
  106	Salaries and allowances of members.
  	Legislative Procedure
  107	Provisions as to introduction and passing of Bills.
  108	Joint sitting of both Houses in certain cases.
  109	Special procedure in respect of Money Bills.
  110	Definition of "Money Bills".
  111	Assent to Bills.
  	Procedure in Financial Matters
  112	Annual financial statement.
  113	Procedure in Parliament with respect to estimates.
  114	Appropriation Bills.
  115	Supplementary, additional or excess grants.
  116	Votes on account, votes of credit and exceptional grants.
  117	Special provisions as to financial Bills.
  	Procedure Generally
  118	Rules of procedure.
  119	Regulation by law of procedure in Parliament in relation to financial business.
  120	Language to be used in Parliament.
  121	Restriction on discussion in Parliament.
  122	Courts not to inquire into proceedings of Parliament.
  	CHAPTER III.¾LEGISLATIVE  POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT
  123	Power of President to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Parliament.
  	CHAPTER IV.¾ THE UNION JUDICIARY
  124	Establishment and constitution of Supreme Court.
  125	Salaries, etc., of Judges.
  126	Appointment of acting Chief Justice.
  127	Appointment of ad hoc judges.
  128	Attendance of retired Judges at sittings of the Supreme Court.
  129	Supreme Court to be a court of record.
  130	Seat of Supreme Court.
  131	Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
  131A	[Repealed.]
  132	Appellate jurisdiction of Supreme Court in appeals from High Courts in certain cases.
  133	Appellate jurisdiction of Supreme Court in appeals from High Courts in regard to Civil matters.
  134	Appellate jurisdiction of Supreme Court in regard to criminal matters.
  134A	Certificate for appeal to the Supreme Court.
  135	Jurisdiction and powers of the Federal Court under existing law to be exercisable by the Supreme Court.
  136	Special leave to appeal by the Supreme Court.
  137	Review of judgments or orders by the Supreme Court.
  138	Enlargement of the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
  139	Conferment on the Supreme Court of powers to issue certain writs.
  139A	Transfer of certain cases.
  140	Ancillary powers of Supreme Court.
  141	Law declared by Supreme Court to be binding on all courts.
  142	Enforcement of decrees and orders of Supreme Court and orders as to discovery, etc.
  143	Power of President to consult Supreme Court.
  144	Civil and judicial authorities to act in aid of the Supreme Court.
  144A	[Repealed.]
  145	Rules of Court, etc.
  146	Officers and servants and the expenses of the Supreme Court.
  147	Interpretation.
  	CHAPTER V.¾ COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR-GENERAL OF INDIA
  148	Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
  149	Duties and powers of the Comptroller and Auditor-General.
  150	Form of accounts of the Union and of the States.
  151	Audit reports.
  	PART VI THE STATES CHAPTER I.¾ GENERAL
  152	Definition.
  	CHAPTER II.¾ THE EXECUTIVE The Governor
  153	Governors of States.
  154	Executive power of State.
  155	Appointment of Governor.
  156	Term of office of Governor.
  157	Qualifications for appointment as Governor.
  158	Conditions of Governor's office
  159	Oath or affirmation by the Governor.
  160	Discharge of the functions of the Governor in certain contingencies.
  161	Power of Governor to grant pardons, etc., and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases.
  162	Extent of executive power of State.
  	Council of Ministers
  163	Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor.
  164	Other provisions as to Ministers.
  	The Advocate-General for the State
  165	Advocate-General for the State.
  	Conduct of Government Business
  166	Conduct of business of the Government of a State.
  167	Duties of Chief Minister as respects the furnishing of information to Governor, etc.
  	CHAPTER III.¾THE STATE LEGISLATURE General
  168	Constitution of Legislatures in States.
  169	Abolition or creation of Legislative Councils in States.
  170	Composition of the Legislative Assemblies.
  171	Composition of the Legislative Councils.
  172	Duration of State Legislatures.
  173	Qualification for membership of the State Legislature.
  174	Sessions of the State Legislature, prorogation and dissolution.
  175	Right of Governor to address and send messages to the House or Houses.
  176	Special address by the Governor.
  177	Rights of Ministers and Advocate-General as respects the Houses.
  	Officers of the State Legislature
  178	The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
  179	Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the offices of Speaker  and Deputy Speaker.
  180	Power of the Deputy Speaker or other person to perform the duties of the office of, or to act as, Speaker.
  181	The Speaker or the Deputy Speaker not to preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration.
  182	The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council.
  183	Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the offices of Chairman and Deputy Chairman.
  184	Power of the Deputy Chairman or other person to perform the duties of the office of, or to act as, Chairman.
  185	The Chairman or the Deputy Chairman not to preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration.
  186	Salaries and allowances of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker and the Chairman and Deputy Chairman.
  187	Secretariat of State Legislature.
  	Conduct of Business
  188	Oath or affirmation by members.
  189	Voting in Houses, power of Houses to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum.
  	Disqualifications of Members
  190	Vacation of seats.
  191	Disqualifications for membership.
  192	Decision on questions as to disqualifications of members.
  193	Penalty for sitting and voting before making oath or affirmation under article 188 or when not qualified or when disqualified.
  	Powers, privileges and immunities of State Legislatures and their Members
  194	Powers, privileges, etc., of the Houses of Legislatures and of the members and committees thereof.
  195	Salaries and allowances of members.
  	Legislative Procedure
  196	Provisions as to introduction and passing of Bills.
  197	Restriction on powers of Legislative Council as to Bills other than Money Bills.
  198	Special procedure in respect of Money Bills.
  199	Definition of "Money Bills".
  200	Assent to Bills.
  201	Bills reserved for consideration.
  	Procedure in Financial Matters
  202	Annual financial statement.
  203	Procedure in Legislature with respect to estimates.
  204	Appropriation Bills.
  205	Supplementary, additional or excess grants.
  206	Votes on account, votes of credit and exceptional grants.
  207	Special provisions as to financial Bills.
  	Procedure Generally
  208	Rules of procedure.
  209	Regulation by law of procedure in the Legislature of the State in relation to financial business.
  210	Language to be used in the Legislature.
  211	Restriction on discussion in the Legislature.
  212	Courts not to inquire into proceedings of the Legislature.
  	CHAPTER IV.¾- LEGISLATIVE  POWER OF THE GOVERNOR
  213	Power of Governor to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislature.
  	CHAPTER V---THE  HIGH COURTS IN THE STATES
  214	High Courts for States.
  215	High Courts to be courts of record.
  216	Constitution of High Courts.
  217	Appointment and conditions of the office of a Judge of a High Court.
  218	Application of certain provisions relating to Supreme Court to High Courts.
  219	Oath or affirmation by Judges of High Courts.
  220	Restriction on practice after being a permanent Judge.
  221	Salaries, etc., of Judges.
  222	Transfer of a Judge from one High Court to another.
  223	Appointment of acting Chief Justice.
  224	Appointment of additional and acting Judges.
  224A	Appointment of retired Judges at sittings of High Courts.
  225	Jurisdiction of existing High Courts.
  226	Power of High Courts to issue certain writs.
  226A	[Repealed..]
  227	Power of superintendence over all courts by the High Court.
  228	Transfer of certain cases to High Court.
  228A	[Repealed.]
  229	Officers and servants and the expenses of High Courts.
  230	Extension of jurisdiction of High Courts to Union territories.
  231	Establishment of a common High Court for two or more States.
  	CHAPTER VI¾SUBORDINATE COURTS
  233	Appointment of district judges.
  233A	Validation of appointments of, and judgments, etc., delivered by, certain district judges.
  234	Recruitment of persons other than district judges to the judicial service.
  235	Control over subordinate courts.
  236	Interpretation.
  237	Application of the provisions of this Chapter to certain class or classes of magistrates.
  	PART VII THE STATES IN PART B OF THE FIRST SCHEDULE
  238	[Repealed.]
  	PART VIII THE UNION TERRITORIES
  239	Administration of Union territories.
  239A	Creation of local Legislatures or Council of Ministers or both for certain Union territories.
  239A	Special provisions with respect to Delhi.
  239AA	Provision in case of failure of constitutional machinery.
  239AB	Power of administrator to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislature.
  240	Power of President to make regulations for certain Union territories.
  241	High Courts for Union territories.
  242	[Repealed.]
  	PART IX THE PANCHAYATS
  243	Definitions.
  243A	Gram Sabha.
  243B	Constitution of Panchayats.
  243C	Composition of Panchayats.
  243D	Reservation of seats.
  243E	Duration of Panchayats, etc.
  243F	Disqualifications for membership.
  243G	Powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats.
  243H	Powers to impose taxes by, and Funds of, the Panchayats.
  243-I	Constitution of Finance Commission to review financial position.
  243J	Audit of accounts of Pachayats.
  243K	Elections to the Panchayats.
  243L	Application to Union  territories.
  243M	Part not to apply to certain areas.
  243N	Continuance of existing laws and Panchayats.
  243-O	Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters.
  	PART IXA THE MUNICIPALITIES
  243P	Definitions.
  243Q	Constitution of Municipalities.
  243R	Composition of Municipalities.
  243S	Constitution and composition of Wards Committees, etc.
  243T	Reservation of seats.
  243U	Duration of Municipalities, etc.
  243V	Disqualifications for membership.
  243W	Powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities, etc.
  243X.	Power to impose taxes by, and Funds of, the Municipalities.
  243	Finance Commission.
  243Z	Audit of accounts of Municipalities.
  243ZA	Elections to the Municipalities.
  243ZB	Application to Union territories.
  243ZC	Part not to apply to certain areas.
  243ZD	Committee for district planning.
  243ZE	Committee for Metropolitan planning.
  243ZF	Continuance of existing laws and Municipalities.
  243ZG	Bar to interference by Courts in electoral matters.
  	PART X THE SCHEDULED AND TRIBAL AREAS
  244	Administration of Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas.
  244A	Formation of an autonomous State comprising certain tribal areas in Assam and creation of local Legislature or Council of Ministers or both therefor.
  	PART XI RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNION AND THE STATES CHAPTER I.¾LEGISLATIVE  RELATIONS Distribution of Legislative Powers
  245	Extent of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States.
  246	Subject-matter of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States.
  247	Power of Parliament to provide for the establishment of certain additional courts.
  248	Residuary powers of legislation.
  249	Power of Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State List in the national interest.
  250	Power of Parliament to legislate with respect to any matter in the State List if a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation.
  251	Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament under articles 249 and 250 and laws made by the Legislatures of States.
  252	Power of Parliament to legislate for two or more States by consent and adoption of such legislation by any other State.
  253	Legislation for giving effect to international agreements.
  254	Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament and laws made by the Legislatures of States.
  255	Requirements as to recommendations and previous sanctions to be regarded as matters of procedure only.
  	CHAPTER II.¾ ADMINISTRATIVE RELATIONS General
  256	Obligation of States and the Union.
  257	Control of the Union over States in certain cases.
  257A	[Repealed.]
  258	Power of the Union to confer powers, etc., on States in certain cases.
  258A	Power of the States to entrust functions to the Union.
  259	[Repealed.]
  260	Jurisdiction of the Union in relation to territories outside India.
  261	Public acts, records and judicial proceedings.
  	Disputes relating to Waters
  262	Adjudication of disputes relating to waters of  inter-State rivers or river valleys.
  	Co-ordination between States
  263	Provisions with respect to an inter-State Council.
  	PART XII FINANCE, PROPERTY, CONTRACTS AND SUITS CHAPTER I.¾FINANCE General
  264	Interpretation.
  265	Taxes not to be imposed save by authority of law.
  266	Consolidated Funds and public accounts of India and of the States.
  267	Contingency Fund.
  	Distribution of Revenues between the Union and the States
  268	Duties levied by the Union but collected and appropriated by the State.
  269	Taxes levied and collected by the Union but assigned to the States.
  270	Taxes levied and  distributed between the Union and the States.
  271	Surcharge on certain duties and taxes for purposes of the Union.
  272	[Repealed.]
  273	Grants in lieu of export duty on jute and jute products.
  274	Prior recommendation of President required to Bills affecting taxation in which States are interested.
  275	Grants from the Union to certain States.
  276	Taxes on professions, trades, callings and employments.
  277	Savings.
  278	[Repealed.]
  279	Calculation of  "net proceeds", etc.
  280	Finance Commission.
  281	Recommendations of the Finance Commission.
  	Miscellaneous financial provisions
  282	Expenditure defrayable by the Union or a State out of its revenues.
  283	Custody, etc., of Consolidated Funds, Contingency Funds and moneys credited to the public accounts.
  284	Custody of suitors'  deposits and other moneys received by public servants and courts.
  285	Exemption of property of the Union from State taxation.
  286	Restrictions as to imposition of tax on the sale or purchase of goods.
  287	Exemption from taxes on electricity.
  288	Exemption from taxation by States in respect of water or electricity in certain cases.
  289	Exemption of property and income of a State from Union taxation.
  290	Adjustment in respect of certain expenses and pensions.
  290A	Annual payment to certain Devaswom Funds.
  291	[Repealed.]
  	CHAPTER II.¾ BORROWING
  292	Borrowing by the Government of India.
  293	Borrowing by States.
  	CHAPTER III.¾ PROPERTY, CONTRACTS, RIGHTS, LIABILITIES,         OBLIGATIONS AND SUITS
  294	Succession to property, assets, rights, liabilities and obligations in certain cases.
  295	Succession to property, assets, rights, liabilities and obligations in other cases.
  296	Property accruing by escheat or laps or as bona vacantia.
  297	Things of value within territorial waters or continental shelf and resources of the exclusive economic zone to vest in the Union.
  298	Power to carry on trade, etc.
  299	Contracts.
  300	Suits and proceedings.
  	CHAPTER IV.¾ RIGHT  TO PROPERTY
  300A	Persons not to be deprived of property save by authority of law.
  	PART XIII TRADE, COMMERCE AND INTERCOURSE WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF INDIA
  301	Freedom of trade, commerce and intercourse.
  302	Power of Parliament to impose restrictions on trade, commerce and intercourse.
  303	Restrictions on the legislative powers of the Union and of the States with regard to trade and commerce.
  304	Restrictions on trade, commerce and intercourse among States.
  305	Saving of existing laws and laws providing for State monopolies.
  306	[Repealed.]
  307	Appointment of authority for carrying out the purposes of articles 301 to 304.
  	PART XIV SERVICES UNDER THE UNION AND THE STATES CHAPTER I.¾ SERVICES
  308	Interpretation.
  309	Recruitment and conditions of service of persons serving the Union or a State.
  310	Tenure of office of persons serving the Union or a State.
  311	Dismissal, removal or reduction in rank of persons employed in civil capacities under the Union or a State.
  312	All-India services.
  312A	Power of Parliament to vary or revoke conditions of service of officers of certain services.
  313	Transitional provisions.
  314	[Repeated.]
  	CHAPTER II.—PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONS
  315	Public Service Commissions for the Union and for the States.
  316	Appointment and term of office of members.
  317	Removal and suspension of a member of a Public Service Commission.
  318	Power to make regulations as to conditions of service of members and staff of the Commission.
  319	Prohibition as to the holding of offices by members of Commission on ceasing to be such members.
  320	Functions of Public Service Commissions.
  321	Power to extend functions of Public Service Commissions.
  322	Expenses of Public Service Commissions.
  323	Reports of Public Service Commissions.
  	PART XIVA TRIBUNALS
  323A	Administrative tribunals.
  323B	Tribunals for other matters.
  	PART XV ELECTIONS
  324	Superintendence, direction and control of elections to be vested in an Election Commission.
  325	No person to be ineligible for inclusion in, or to claim to be included in a special, electoral roll on grounds of religion, race, caste or sex.
  326	Elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assemblies of States to be on the basis of adult suffrage.
  327	Power of Parliament to make provision with respect to elections to Legislatures.
  328	Power of Legislature of a State to make provision with respect to elections to such Legislature.
  329	Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters.
  329A	[Repealed.]
  	PART XVI SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN CLASSES
  330	Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People.
  331	Representation of the Anglo-Indian community in the House of the People.
  332	Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assemblies of the States.
  333	Representation of the Anglo-Indian community in the Legislative Assemblies of the States.
  334	Reservation of seats and special representation to cease after sixty years.
  335	Claims of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to services and posts.
  336	Special provision for Anglo-Indian community in certain services.
  337	Special provision with respect to educational grants for the benefit of Anglo-Indian Community.
  338	National Commission for Scheduled Castes.
  338A	National Commission for Scheduled Tribes.
  339	Control of the Union over the Administration of Scheduled Areas and the welfare of Scheduled Tribes.
  340	Appointment of  a Commission to investigate the conditions of backward classes.
  341	Scheduled Castes.
  342	Scheduled Tribes.
  	PART XVII OFFICIAL LANGUAGE CHAPTER I.—LANGUAGE OF THE UNION
  343	Official language of the Union.
  344	Commission and Committee of Parliament on official language.
  	CHAPTER II.¾ REGIONAL LANGUAGES
  345	Official language or languages of a State.
  346	Official language for communication between one State and another or between a State and the Union.
  347	Special provision relating to language spoken by a section of the population of a State.
  	CHAPTER III.¾LANGUAGE OF THE SUPREME COURT, HIGH COURTS, ETC.
  348	Language to be used in the Supreme Court and in the High Courts and for Acts, Bills, etc.
  349	Special procedure for enactment of certain laws relating to language.
  	CHAPTER IV.¾-SPECIAL DIRECTIVES
  350	Language to be used in representations for redress of grievances.
  350A	Facilities for instruction in mother-tongue at primary stage.
  350B	Special Officer for linguistic minorities.
  351	Directive for development of the Hindi language.
  	PART XVIII EMERGENCY PROVISIONS
  352	Proclamation of Emergency.
  353	Effect of Proclamation of Emergency.
  354	Application of provisions relating to distribution of revenues while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation.
  355	Duty of the Union to protect States against external aggression and internal disturbance.
  356	Provisions in case of failure of constitutional machinery in States.
  357	Exercise of legislative powers under Proclamation issued under article 356.
  358	Suspension  of provisions of article 19 during emergencies.
  359	Suspension of the enforcement of the rights conferred by Part III during emergencies.
  359A	[Repealed.]
  360	Provisions as to financial emergency.
  	PART XIX MISCELLANEOUS
  361	Protection of President and Governors and Rajprakukhs.
  361A	Protection of publication of proceedings of Parliament and State Legislatures.
  361B	Disqualification for appointment on remunerative political post.
  362	[Repealed.]
  363	Bar to interference by courts in disputes arising out of certain treaties, agreements, etc.
  363A	Recognition granted to Rulers of Indian States to cease and privy purses to be abolished.
  364	Special provisions as to major ports and aerodromes.
  365	Effect of failure to comply with, or to give effect to, directions given by the Union.
  366	Definitions.
  367	Interpretation.
  	PART XX AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION
  368	Power of Parliament to amend the Constitution and procedure therefor.
  	PART XXI TEMPORARY, TRANSITIONAL AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS
  369	Temporary power to Parliament to make laws with respect to certain matters in the State List as if they were matters in the Concurrent List.
  370	Temporary provisions with respect to the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
  371	Special provision with respect to the States of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
  371A	Special provision with respect to the State of Nagaland.
  371B	Special provision with respect to the State of Assam.
  371C	Special provision with respect to the State of Manipur.
  371D	Special provisions with respect to the State of Andhra Pradesh.
  371E	Establishment of Central University in Andhra Pradesh.
  371F	Special provisions with respect to the State of Sikkim.
  371G	Special provision with respect to the State of Mizoram.
  371H	Special provision with respect to the State of Arunachal Pradesh.
  371-I	Special provision with respect to the State of  Goa.
  372	Continuance in force of existing laws and their adaptation.
  372A	Power of the President to adapt laws.
  373	Power of President to make order in respect of persons under preventive detention in certain cases.
  374	Provisions as to Judges of the Federal Court and proceedings pending in the Federal Court or before His Majesty in Council.
  375	Courts, authorities and officers to continue to function subject to the provisions of the Constitution.
  376	Provisions as to Judges of High Courts.
  377	Provisions as to Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
  378	Provisions as to Public Service Commissions.
  378A	Special provision as to duration of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
  379-391	[Repealed.]
  392	Power of the President to remove difficulties.
  	PART XXII SHORT TITLE, COMMENCEMENT, AUTHORITATIVE TEXT IN HINDI AND REPEALS
  393	Short title.
  394	Commencement.
  394A	Authoritative text in the Hindi language.
  395	Repeals.

  
  

  SCHEDULES

  FIRST SCHEDULE

       I. —The States.

      II. —The Union territories.

  SECOND SCHEDULE                            

      PART A—- Provisions as to the President and the Governors of States.

      PART B—[Repealed.]
  

  PART C—Provisions as to the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of   the House of  the    People   and the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of   the Council   of      States   and   the  Speaker  and  the  Deputy Speaker  of  the   Legislative Assembly and the Chairman  and the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative  Council of a State.                                     

     PART D— Provisions as to the Judges of the Supreme Court and of the High Courts.
      PART E— Provisions as to the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
  THIRD  SCHEDULE— Forms of Oaths or Affirmations.
  FOURTH  SCHEDULE—
  Allocation of seats in the Council of States.
  

  FIFTH SCHEDULE—

  Provisions as to the Administration and Control of Scheduled                                          Areas and Scheduled Tribes
       PART A—General.
       PART B—Administration and  Control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes.
       PART C— Scheduled Areas.
       PART D—Amendment of the Schedule.
  SIXTH SCHEDULE—
  

  Provisions as to the Administration of Tribal Areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.

  SEVENTH SCHEDULE—
  List I — Union List.
       List II— State List.
       List III— Concurrent List.
  EIGHTH SCHEDULE— Languages.
  NINTH SCHEDULE—Validation of certain Acts and Regulations.
  TENTH SCHEDULE— Provisions as to disqualification on ground of defection.
  ELEVENTH SCHEDULE— Powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats.
  TWELFTH SCHEDULE— Powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities, etc.
  

  APPENDIX

  
  APPENDIX  I—The Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1954.
  APPENDIX II— Re-statement, with reference to the present text of the Constitution, of the exceptions and modifications subject to which the Constitution applies  to the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
  APPENDIX  III—Extracts from the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978
  

  APPENDIX IV—The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002.

  APPENDIX V—The Constitution (Eighty-eighth Amendment) Act, 2003.
  
  
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