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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
PREAMBLE


WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, HAVING SOLEMNLY RESOLVED TO CONSTITUTE INDIA INTO A, SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST
SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, AND,  

TO SECURE TO ALL ITS CITIZENS: JUSTICE, SOCIAL, ECONOMICAL AND POLITICAL; LIBERTY OFTHOUGHT, EXPRESSION, BELIEF,FAITH AND WORSHIP; EQUALITY OF 
STATUS AND OF OPPORTUNITY, AND ,

TO PROMOTE AMONG THEM ALL FRATERNITY ASSURING THE DIGNITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE UNITY, AND, THE INTEGRITY OF THE NATION;

IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY THIS TWENTY-SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER ,1949, DO HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.


PART IV A
51A. FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES


- I  T   S H A L L   B E   T H E   D U T Y   O F   E V E R Y   C I T I Z E N   O F   I N D I A –


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(e). to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India and;
transcending and, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities;
to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women;

(f). to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture;

(g). to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, and ; lakes, rivers and wild life,
and to have compassion for living creatures:        
                                   ……………..”

Constitution of India – English
Constitution of India - Hindi
Constitution of India – Amendments

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Ministry of law and Justice , 4th Floor, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 001

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  1.    
    The Constitution distributes legislative powers between Parliament and State legislatures as per the lists of entries in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution. 
  2.     ​​
    The Republic of India is a Union of States It is a Sovereign, Socialist, Democratic Republic and is governed by the terms set in the Constitution of India.     
  3.    
    The Constitution provides for a Parliamentary form of government which is federal in structure with certain unitary features.  
        

  4.    
    The COI which was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November 1949 and came into force on 26th January 1950.
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India is a Union of States and Union Territories.

The country is governed by the laws laid out in Constitution of India.


The constitution is a living document, any changes to existing Articles, parts, schedules and laws are made through amendments.

These amendments have to be approved by the parliament.

The Parliament of India has the power, by law to include territories into the Union and or change the boundaries of existing states.
BRANCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT
UNION
STATE
  1. THE PANCHAYATH RAJ
  2. THE JUDICIARY
  3. THE LEGISLATURE
       
    The council of Ministers with the Chief Minister as its head advises the Governor in the discharge of the executive functions.  


    The Council of the Ministers of a state is collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the State.
        

    Heading 2

  4. THE EXECUTIVE

    ​ There shall be a Governor for each State and the executive power of the State shall be vested in him.  
  1. THE PANCHAYATH RAJ
  2. THE JUDICIARY
  3. THE LEGISLATURE
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    Article 74(1) of the Constitution provides that there shall be a Council of Ministers with a Prime Minister as its head to aid and advise the President, 


    The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the House of the People (Lok Sabha).   

    Heading 2

  4. THE EXECUTIVE
       
    The constitutional head of the Executive of the Union is the President.  
        
    The real executive power is thus vested in the Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister as its head.

       

COI - STRUCTURE

PARTS

APPENDICES

SCHEDULES​​

Schedule 1​​
Schedule 2
Schedule 3
Schedule 4
Schedule 5
Schedule 6
Schedule 7
Schedule 8
Schedule 9
Schedule 10
Schedule 11
Schedule 12

Appendices​​​​​
Part I​​​​
Part II
Part III
Part IV
​Part IVA
Part V
Part VI
Part VII
Part VIII
Part IX
Part IXA
Part IXB
​Part X
Part XI
Part XII
Part XIII
Part XIV
Part XIVA
​Part XV
Part XVI
Part XVII
Part XVIII 
PART XIX 
PART XX 
PART XXI 
PART XXII 
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