Part XXI of the

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s pertaining to the

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as a country and the union of states that it is made of. This part of the constitution consists of Articles on Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions.

Articles 370 – 371J

On Special provisions with respect to states *

Article 370 Article 370 of the Indian constitution gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, a region located in the northern part of Indian subcontinent and part of the larger region of Kashmir which has been the subject of a dispute between India, Pa ...

- provision with respect to the State of Jammu and Kashmir. It was abrogated in 2019. * Article 371 - provision with respect to the States of

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

(Vidarbha and Marathwada) and

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

(Saurashtra and Kutch). * Article 371A - Special provision with respect to the State of

Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...

(Naga hills , Tuensang area). It was inserted into the Part XXI of the Indian Constitution in the year 1962. * Article 371B - Special provision (administration) with respect to the State of

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

(Bodoland territorial area). * Article 371C - Special provision(administration) with respect to the State of

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...

. * Article 371 D - Special provisions with respect to 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 ...

. * Article 371E - Establishment of Central University in

. * Article 371F Special provisions with respect to the State of

Sikkim Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siligur ...

. * Article 371G - Special provision with respect to the State of

Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo people, Mizo", the endonym, self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo ...

. * Article 371H -Special provision(law and order) with respect to the State of

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...

. * Article 371I -Special provision with respect to the State of

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

(Portuguese culture). * Article 371J - Special provision with respect to the State of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

Articles 372 – 378A

Provisions for Offices - President, Judges, etc . These were mostly introduced for continuation of "Rule of Law" from British Raj to Indian Govt.

Articles 379 – 391B

Repealed – Replaced by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956

Articles 392

* Article 392 -Power of the President to remove difficulties

References

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