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Article 371D: Special provisions for Andhra Pradesh, providing equitable opportunities in education and public employment. Article 371E: Special provisions for Sikkim, safeguarding its ownership rights over land and resources and its unique cultural identity. Article 371F: Special provisions for the state of Mizoram, ensuring protection of its ...
This article provides special provisions for the development of the Hyderabad-Karnataka region. It established a separate development board for the region under Article 371J(2). The board comprises: Chairperson appointed by the Governor of Karnataka. Members, including representatives from the region, nominated by the state government.
The state assembly could also abrogate the Article 370 altogether, in which case all of Indian Constitution would have applied to the state. After the state constituent assembly was convened, it recommended the provisions of the Indian constitution that should apply to the state, based on which 1954 Presidential Order was issued. Since the ...
After independence, the Indian constitution introduced provisions for reservations for the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (SC/ST) in government institutions, to give a fair representation to the weakest sections of society i.e. Dalits and Adivasis. 22.5% of the seats (SC- 15%, ST- 7.5%) in higher education institutes and public sector undertakings ...
A map of the disputed Kashmir region showing the areas under Indian, Pakistani, and Chinese administration. On 5 August 2019, the government of India revoked the special status, or autonomy, granted under Article 370 of the Indian constitution to Jammu and Kashmir—a region administered by India as a state which consists of the larger part of Kashmir which has been the subject of dispute ...
It safeguards the rights of local people in employment and education and was created after agitation in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It was incorporated as the 32nd Amendment of the Constitution in 1973. It has become a bone of contention for the bifurcation of the state of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. [1] [2]
SEBCs, which includes the groups commonly known as Other Backward Classes (OBCs), are communities for which the State can provide "special provisions" or affirmative action in India. In May 2021, the Supreme Court held that the 102nd Constitutional Amendment, 2018 had taken away the State governments' powers to recognise SEBCs. [1]
On 5 August 2019, the President of India Ram Nath Kovind issued a new Presidential Order, whereby all the provisions of the Indian Constitution were made to apply to the State without any special provisions. This implied that the State's separate Constitution stood inoperative, including the privileges granted by the Article 35A. [3]