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Article 341 of the Constitution of India

Article
341
Chapter
CHAPTER I.—S ERVICES
Index row title
(1) The President
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
5d433309-72f8-4b6d-bb5c-2bde0fd81468

231 words

Verbatim text

2[may with respect to any State 3[or Union territory], and where it is a State 4***, after consultation with the Governor 5*** thereof,] byAppointment of a Commission toinvestigate theconditions ofbackward classes. Scheduled Castes. 1Subs by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch., for “any such State”. 2Subs. by the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951, s. 10, for “may, after consultation with the Governor or Rajpramukh of a State”. 3Ins. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. 4The words and letters “specified in Part A or Part B of the First Schedule” omitted by s. 29 and Sch., ibid. 5The words “or Rajpramukh” omitted by s. 29 and Sch., ibid.210 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part XVI. —Special Provisions relating to certain Classes.—Arts. 339—341.) public notification1, specify the castes, races or tribes or parts of or groups within castes, races or tribes which shall for the purposes of this Constitution be deemed to be Scheduled Castes in relation to that State 2[or Union territory, as the case may be]. (2) Parliament may by law include in or exclude from the list of Scheduled Castes specified in a notification issued under clause (1) any caste, race or tribe or part ofor group within any caste, race or tribe, but save as aforesaid a notification issued under the said clause shall not be varied by any subsequent notification.

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  • The index files this text under article 341 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER I.—S ERVICES”.
  • The passage runs to about 231 words.

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