Article 371 (D) forms a part of the

Constitution of India The Constitution of India ( IAST: ) is the supreme law of India. The document lays down the framework that demarcates fundamental political code, structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions and sets out fundamental ...

. It safeguards the rights of local people in employment and education and was created after agitation in the state of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

. 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

and

Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 35 ...

References

Article 371 and 371 A-J Article 371 Maharashtra and Gujrat. 371 A Nagaland 371 B Assam 371 C Manipur 371 D Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 371 E Universities in Andhra Pradesh 371 F Sikkim 371 G Mizoram 371 H Arunachal Pradesh 371 I Goa 371 J Karnataka

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