The Constitution Of India

SEVENTH SCHEDULE

Article 246

List I

Union List
1. Defence of India and every part thereof including preparation for defence and all such acts as may be conducive in times of war to its prosecution and after its termination of effective demobilisation
2. Naval, military and air forces; any other armed forces of the Union
2A. Deployment of any armed force of the Union or any other force subject to the control of the Union or any contingent or unit thereof in any State in aid of the civil power; powers, jurisdiction, privileges and liabilities of the members of such forces while on such deployment
3. Delimitation of cantonment areas, local self government in such areas, the constitution and powers within such areas of cantonment authorities and the regulation of house accommodation (including the control of rents) in such areas
4. Naval, military and air force works
5. Arms, firearms, ammunition and explosives
6. Atomic energy and mineral resources necessary for its production
7. Industries declared by Parliament by law to be necessary for the purpose of defence or for the prosecution of war
8. Central Bureau of Intelligence and Investigation
9. Preventive detention for reasons connected with Defence, Foreign Affairs, or the security of India; persons subjected to such detention
10. Foreign affairs; all matters which bring the Union into relation with any foreign country
11. Diplomatic, consular and trade representation
12. United Nations Organisation
13. Participation in international conferences, associations and other bodies and implementing of decisions made thereat
14. Entering into treaties and agreements with foreign countries and implementing of treaties, agreements and conventions with foreign countries
15. War and peace
16. Foreign jurisdiction
17. Citizenship, naturalisation and aliens
18. Extradition
19. Admission into, and emigration and expulsion from, India; passports and visas
20. Pilgrimages to places outside India
21. Piracies and crimes committed on the high seas or in the air; offences against the law of nations committed on land or the high seas or in the air
22. Railways
23. Highways declared by or under law made by Parliament to be national highways
24. Shipping and navigation on inland waterways, declared by Parliament by law to be national waterways, as regards mechanically propelled vessels; the rule of the road on such waterways
25. Maritime shipping and navigation, including shipping and navigation on tidal waters; provision of education and training for the mercantile marine and regulation of such education and training provided by States and other agencies
26. Lighthouses, including lightships, beacons and other provisions for the safety of shipping and aircraft
27. Ports declared by or under law made by Parliament or existing law to be major ports, including their delimitation and the constitution and powers of port authorities therein
28. Port quarantine, including hospitals connected therewith; seamens and marine hospitals
29. Airways; aircraft and air navigation; provision of aerodromes; regulation and organisation of air traffic and of aerodromes; provision for aeronautical education and training and regulation of such education and training provided by States and other agencies
30. Carriage of passengers and goods by railway, sea or air, or by national waterways in mechanically propelled vessels
31. Posts and telegraphs; telephones, wireless, broadcasting and other like forms of communication
32. Property of the Union and the revenue therefrom, but as regards property situated in a State subject to legislation by the State, save in so far as Parliament by law otherwise provides
34. Courts of wards for the estates of Rulers of Indian States
35. Public debt of the Union
36. Currency, coinage and legal tender; foreign exchange
37. Foreign loans
38. Reserve Bank of India
39. Post Office Savings Bank
40. Lotteries organised by the Government of India or the Government of a State
41. Trade and commerce with foreign countries; import and export across customs frontiers; definition of customs frontiers
42. Inter State trade and commerce
43. Incorporation, regulation and winding up of trading corporations, including banking, insurance and financial corporations but not including co operative societies
44. Incorporation, regulation and winding up of corporations, whether trading or not, with objects not confined to one State, but not including universities
45. Banking
46. Bills of exchange, cheques, promissory notes and other like instruments
47. Insurance
48. Stock exchanges and futures markets
49. Patents, inventions and designs; copyright; trade marks and merchandise marks
50. Establishment of standards of weight and measure
51. Establishment of standards of quality for goods to be exported out of India or transported from one State to another
52. Industries, the control of which by the Union is declared by Parliament by law to be expedient in the public interest
53. Regulation and development of oil fields and mineral oil resources; petroleum and petroleum products; other liquids and substances declared by Parliament by law to be dangerously inflammable
54. Regulation of mines and mineral development to the extent to which such regulation and development under the control of the Union is declared by Parliament by law to be expedient in the public interest
55. Regulation of labour and safety in mines and oilfields
56. Regulation and development of inter State rivers and river valleys to the extent to which such regulation and development under the control of the Union is declared by Parliament by law to be expedient in the public interest
57. Fishing and fisheries beyond territorial waters
58. Manufacture, supply and distribution of salt by Union agencies, regulation and control of manufacture, supply and distribution of salt by other agencies
59. Cultivation, manufacture, and sale for export, of opium
60. Sanctioning of cinematograph films for exhibition
61. Industrial disputes concerning Union employees
62. The institutions known at the commencement of this Constitution as the National Library, the Indian Museum, the Imperial War Museum, the Victoria Memorial and the Indian War Memorial, and any other like institution financed by the Government of India wholly or in part and declared by Parliament by law to be an institution of national importance
63. The institutions known at the commencement of this Constitution as the Banaras Hindu University, the Aligarh Muslim University and the Delhi University; the University established in pursuance of article 371E; any other institution declared by Parliament by law to be an institution of national importance
64. Institutions for scientific or technical education financed by the Government of India wholly or in part and declared by Parliament by law to be institutions of national importance
65. Union agencies and institutions for
(a) professional, vocational or technical training, including the training of police officers; or
(b) the promotion of special studies or research; or
(c) scientific or technical assistance in the investigation or detection of crime
66. Co ordination and determination of standards in institutions for higher education or research and scientific and technical institutions
67. Ancient and historical monuments and records, and archaeological sites and remains, declared by or under law made by Parliament to be of national importance
68. The Survey of India, the Geological, Botanical, Zoological and Anthropological Surveys of India; Meteorological organisations
69. Census
70. Union Public Services; All India Services; Union Public Service Commission
71. Union pensions, that is to say, pensions payable by the Government of India or out of the Consolidated Fund of India
72. Elections to Parliament, to the Legislatures of States and to the offices of President and Vice President; the Election Commission
73. Salaries and allowances of members of Parliament, the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Council of States and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of the People
74. Powers, privileges and immunities of each House of Parliament and of the members and the Committees of each House; enforcement of attendance of persons for giving evidence or producing documents before committees of Parliament or commissions appointed by Parliament
75. Emoluments, allowances, privileges, and rights in respect of leave of absence, of the President and Governors; salaries and allowances of the Ministers for the Union; the salaries, allowances, and rights in respect of leave of absence and other conditions of service of the Comptroller and Auditor General
76. Audit of the accounts of the Union and of the States
77. Constitution, organisation, jurisdiction and powers of the Supreme Court (including contempt of such Court), and the fees taken therein; persons entitled to practise before the Supreme Court
78. Constitution and Organisation (including vacations) of the High Courts except provisions as to officers and servants of High Courts; persons entitled to practise before the High Courts
79. Extension of the jurisdiction of a High Court to, and exclusion of the jurisdiction of a High Court from, any Union territory
80. Extension of the powers and jurisdiction of members of a police force belonging to any State to any area outside that State, but not so as to enable the police of one State to exercise powers and jurisdiction in any area outside that State without the consent of the Government of the State in which such area is situated; extension of the powers and jurisdiction of members of a police force belonging to any State to railway areas outside that State
81. Inter State migration; inter State quarantine
82. Taxes on income other than agricultural income
83. Duties of customs including export duties
84. Duties of excise on tobacco and other goods manufactured or produced in India except
(a) alcoholic liquors for human consumption
(b) opium, Indian hemp and other narcotic drugs and narcotics, but including medicinal and toilet preparations containing alcohol or any substance included in sub paragraph (b) of this entry
85. Corporation tax
86. Taxes on the capital value of the assets, exclusive of agricultural land, of individuals and companies; taxes on the capital of companies
87. Estate duty in respect of property other than agricultural land
88. Duties in respect of succession to property other than agricultural land
89. Terminal taxes on goods or passengers, carried by railway, sea or air; taxes on railway fares and freights
90. Taxes other than stamp duties on transactions in stock exchanges and futures markets
91. Rates of stamp duty in respect of bills of exchange, cheques, promissory notes, bills of lading, letters of credit, policies of insurance, transfer of shares, debentures, proxies and receipts
92. Taxes on the sale or purchase of newspapers and on advertisements published therein
92A. Taxes on the sale or purchase of goods other than newspapers, where such sale or purchase takes place in the course of inter State trade or commerce
92B. Taxes on the consignment of goods (whether the consignment is to the person making it or to any other person), where such consignment takes place in the course of inter State trade or commerce
93. Offences against laws with respect to any of the matters in this List
94. Inquiries, surveys and statistics for the purpose of any of the matters in this List
95. Jurisdiction and powers of all courts, except the Supreme Court, with respect to any of the matters in this List; admiralty jurisdiction
96. Fees in respect of any of the matters in this List, but not including fees taken in any court
97. Any other matter not enumerated in List II or List III including any tax not mentioned in either of those Lists

List II

State List
1. Public order (but not including the use of any naval, military or Air force or any other armed force of the Union or of any other force subject to the control of the Union or of any contingent or unit thereof in aid of the civil power)
2. Police (including railway and village police) subject to the provisions of entry 2A of List I
3. Officers and servants of the High Court; procedure in rent and revenue courts; fees taken in all courts except the Supreme Court
4. Prisons, reformatories, Borstal institutions and other institutions of a like nature, and persons detained therein; arrangements with other States for the use of prisons and other institutions
5. Local government, that is to say, the constitution and powers of municipal corporations, improvement trusts, district boards, mining settlement authorities and other local authorities for the purpose of local self government or village administration
6. Public health and sanitation; hospitals and dispensaries
7. Pilgrimages, other than pilgrimages to places outside India
8. Intoxicating liquors, that is to say, the production, manufacture, possession, transport, purchase and sale of intoxicating liquors
9. Relief of the disabled and unemployable
10. Burials and burial grounds; cremations and cremation grounds
12. Libraries, museums and other similar institutions controlled or financed by the State; ancient and historical monuments and records other than those declared by or under law made by Parliament to be of national importance
13. Communications, that is to say, roads, bridges, ferries, and other means of communication not specified in List I; municipal tramways; ropeways; inland waterways and traffic thereon subject to the provisions of List I and List III with regard to such waterways; vehicles other than mechanically propelled vehicles
14. Agriculture, including agricultural education and research, protection against pests and prevention of plant diseases
15. Preservation, protection and improvement of stock and prevention of animal diseases; veterinary training and practice
16. Pounds and the prevention of cattle trespass
17. Water, that is to say, water supplies, irrigation and canals, drainage and embankments, water storage and water power subject to the provisions of entry 56 of List I
18. Land, that is to say, right in or over land, land tenures including the relation of landlord and tenant, and the collection of rents; transfer and alienation of agricultural land; land improvement and agricultural loans; colonization
21. Fisheries
22. Courts of wards subject to the provisions of entry 34 of List I; encumbered and attached estates
23. Regulation of mines and mineral development subject to the provisions of List I with respect to regulation and development under the control of the Union
24. Industries subject to the provisions of entries 7 and 52 of List I
25. Gas and gas works
26. Trade and commerce within the State subject to the provisions of entry 33 of List III
27. Production, supply and distribution of goods subject to the provisions of entry 33 of List III
28. Markets and fairs
30. Money lending and money lenders; relief of agricultural indebtedness
31. Inns and inn keepers
32. Incorporation, regulation and winding up of corporation, other than those specified in List I, and universities; unincorporated trading, literacy, scientific, religious and other societies and associations; co operative societies
33. Theaters and dramatic performances; cinemas subject to the provisions of entry 60 of List 1; sports, entertainments and amusements
34. Betting and gambling
35. Works, lands and buildings vested in or in the possession of the State
37. Elections to the Legislature of the State subject to the provisions of any law made by Parliament
38. Salaries and allowances of members of the Legislature of the State, of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and, if there is a Legislative Council, of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman thereof
39. Powers, privileges and immunities of the Legislative Assembly and of the members and the committees thereof, and, if there is a Legislative Council, of that Council and of the members and the committees thereof; enforcement of attendance of persons for giving evidence or producing documents before committees of the Legislature of the State
40. Salaries and allowances of Ministers for the State
41. State public services; State Public Service Commission
42. State pensions, that is to say, pensions payable by the State or out of the Consolidated Fund of the State
43. Public debt of the State
44. Treasure trove
45. Land revenue, including the assessment and collection of revenue, the maintenance of land records, survey for revenue purposes and records of rights, and alienation of revenues
46. Taxes on agricultural income
47. Duties in respect of succession to agricultural land
48. Estate duty in respect of agricultural land
49. Taxes on lands and buildings
50. Taxes on mineral rights subject to any limitations imposed by Parliament by law relating to mineral development
51. Duties of excise on the following goods manufactured or produced in the State and countervailing duties at the same or lower rates on similar goods manufactured or produced elsewhere in India:
(a) alcoholic liquors for human consumption;
(b) opium, Indian hemp and other narcotic drugs and narcotics; but not including medicinal and toilet preparations containing alcohol or any substance included in sub paragraph (b) of this entry
52. Taxes on the entry of goods into a local area for consumption, use or sale therein
53. Taxes on the consumption or sale of electricity
54. Taxes on the sale or purchase of goods other than newspapers, subject to the provisions of entry 92A of List I
55. Taxes on advertisements other than advertisements published in the newspapers and advertisements broadcast by radio or television
56. Taxes on goods and passengers carried by road or on inland waterways
57. Taxes on vehicles, whether mechanically propelled or not, suitable for use on roads, including tramcars subject to the provisions of entry 35 of List III
58. Taxes on animals and boats
59. Tolls
60. Taxes on professions, trades, callings and employments
61. Captivation taxes
62. Taxes on luxuries, including taxes on entertainments, amusements, betting and gambling
63. Rates of stamp duty in respect of documents other than those specified in the provisions of List I with regard to rates of stamp duty
64. Offences against laws with respect to any of the matters in this List
65. Jurisdiction and powers of all courts, except the Supreme Court, with respect to any of the matters in this List
66. Fees in respect of any of the matters in this List, but not including fees taken in any court

List III

Concurrent List
1. Criminal law, including all matters included in the Indian Penal Code at the commencement of this Constitution but excluding offences against laws with respect to any of the matters specified in List I or List II and excluding the use of naval, military or air forces or any other armed forces of the Union in aid of the civil power
2. Criminal procedure, including all matters included in the Code of Criminal Procedure at the commencement of this Constitution
3. Preventive detention for reasons connected with the security of a State, the maintenance of public order, or the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the community; persons subjected to such detention
4. Removal from one State to another State of prisoners, accused persons and persons subjected to preventive detention for reasons specified in entry 3 of this List
5. Marriage and divorce; infants and minors; adoption; wills, intestacy and succession; joint family and partition; all matters in respect of which parties in judicial proceedings were immediately before the commencement of this Constitution subject to their personal law
6. Transfer of property other than agricultural land; registration of deeds and documents
7. Contracts, including partnership, agency, contracts of carriage, and other special forms of contracts, but not including contracts relating to agricultural land
8. Actionable wrongs
9. Bankruptcy and insolvency
10. Trust and Trustees
11. Administrators general and official trustees
11A. Administration of justice; constitution and organisation of all courts, except the Supreme Court and the High Courts
12. Evidence and oaths; recognition of laws, public acts and records, and judicial proceedings
13. Civil procedure, including all matters included in the Code of Civil Procedure at the commencement of this Constitution, limitation and arbitration
14. Contempt of court, but not including contempt of the Supreme Court
15. Vagrancy; nomadic and migratory tribes
16. Lunacy and mental deficiency, including places for the reception or treatment of lunatics and mental deficients
17. Prevention of cruelty to animals
17A. Forests
17B. Protection of wild animals and birds
18. Adulteration of foodstuffs and other goods
19. Drugs and poisons, subject to the provisions of entry 59 of List I with respect to opium
20. Economic and social planning
20A. Population control and family planning
21. Commercial and industrial monopolies, combines and trusts
22. Trade unions; industrial and labour disputes
23. Social security and social insurance; employment and unemployment
24. Welfare of labour including conditions of work, provident funds, employers liability, workmens compensation, invalidity and old age pensions and maternity benefits
25. Education, including technical education, medical education and universities, subject to the provisions of entries 63, 64, 65 and 66 of List I; vocational and technical training of labour
26. Legal, medical and other professions
27. Relief and rehabilitation of persons displaced from their original place of residence by reason of the setting up of the Dominions of India and Pakistan
28. Charities and charitable institutions, charitable and religious endowments and religious institutions
29. Prevention of the extension from one State to another of infectious or contagious diseases or pests affecting men, animals or plants
30. Vital statistics including registration of births and deaths
31. Ports other than those declared by or under law made by Parliament or existing law to be major ports
32. Shipping and navigation on inland waterways as regards mechanically propelled vessels, and the rule of the road on such waterways, and the carriage of passengers and goods on inland waterways subject to the provisions of List I with respect to national waterways
33. Trade and commerce in, and the production, supply and distribution of,
(a) the products of any industry where the control of such industry by the Union is declared by Parliament by law to be expedient in the public interest, and imported goods of the same kind as such products;
(b) foodstuffs, including edible oilseeds and oils;
(c) cattle fodder, including oilcakes and other concentrates;
(d) raw cotton, whether ginned or unginned, and cotton seed; and
(e) raw jute
33A. Weights and measures except establishment of standards
34. Price control
35. Mechanically propelled vehicles including the principles on which taxes on such vehicles are to be levied
36. Factories
37. Boilers
38. Electricity
39. Newspapers, books and printing presses
40. Archaeological sites and remains other than those declared by or under law made by Parliament to be of national importance
41. Custody, management and disposal of property (including agricultural land) declared by law to be evacuee property
42. Acquisition and requisitioning of property
43. Recovery in a State of claims in respect of taxes and other public demands, including arrears of land revenue and sums recoverable as such arrears, arising outside that State
44. Stamp duties other than duties or fees collected by means of judicial stamps, but not including rates of stamp duty
45. Inquiries and statistics for the purposes of any of the matters specified in List II or List III
46. Jurisdiction and powers of all courts, except the Supreme Court, with respect to any of the matters in this List
47. Fees in respect of any of the matters in this List, but not including fees taken in any court