Anti-Defection Law

Mains > Constitution > Indian Constitution > Schedules of constitution

IN NEWS: Recently, Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu expressed concern over loopholes in the anti-defection law and said there is a need to amend the legislation to check mass defection of legislators. BACKGROU...

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For Prelims, questions on the features of Anti defection law, Tenth schedule, 52nd amendment and 91st amendment can be asked.
For mains, questions can be asked on constitutional provisions of Anti-defection law , to critically evaluate the law and to suggest the reforms needed.

APR 27

Reforming the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution

Mains > Constitution > Union and States > Schedules of constitution

WHY IN NEWS? Recently Fifteenth Finance Commission Chairman NK Singh calls for review of Seventh Schedule of Constitution based on the needs of contemporary challenges. ABOUT SEVENTH SCHEDULE The s...

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Mains: Questions are expected on distribution of legislative powers between Centre and State, issues associated with it, need for reforming seventh schedule etc. This content can also be used while answering questions related to federal structure in India.
Prelims: Questions can be asked on features of seventh schedule, important provisions under Article 246 etc.

JAN 10

Sixth Schedule

Preliminary > Constitution > Miscellaneous > Schedules of constitution

Why in news? MP from Ladakh demanded that the region be included in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution to safeguard land, employment, and cultural identity of the local population. About Sixth Schedule: ...

DEC 16

Sixth Schedule

Preliminary > Polity > Institutions/Bodies > Schedules of constitution

Why in news? Member of parliament from Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, made an appeal to the Centre to declare the region a tribal area under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution to protect i...

JUL 15

Rengma Nagas

Preliminary > Geography > Human geography > Schedules of constitution

Why in news? The Rengma Nagas in Assam have written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding an autonomous district council amid a decision by the Central and the State governments to upgrade the Karbi Anglong Au...

JUN 9

Bodoland Territorial Council

Preliminary > Polity > Institutions/Bodies > Schedules of constitution

Why in news? Many groups have called for bringing the entire Arunachal Pradesh under the ambit of the Sixth Schedule or Article 371 (A) of the Constitution. About Sixth Schedule of Indian constitution Th...

AUG 14

Tulu in 8th Schedule

Mains > Constitution > Indian Constitution > Schedules of constitution

Why in news: The Tulu speaking population in the country has been urging the central government to expedite the process of including the language in the 8th Schedule of the Indian constitution. Tulu: Tul...

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Mains: Mains questions can be expected on the status of minority languages in the country, linguistic chuvanism, regionalism etc in GS1 society and GS2 social justice.
Prelims: specifics related to Tulu speaking areas and 8th Schedule of Constitution can be expected.

MAR 14

Anti-Defection Law

Preliminary > Constitution > Indian Constitution > Schedules of constitution

WHY IN NEWS? The Supreme Court gave Tamil Nadu Speaker a week’s time to inform the court when he will take cognisance of the disqualification petitions filed under the Tenth Schedule (anti-defection law) against...

FEB 5