How many number of subjects are included in UNION LIST, STATE LIST, CONCURRENT LIST AND RESIDUARY SUBJECTS at present?
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Explanation:The Constitution provides for a three-fold distribution of legislative subjects between the Union and the states, viz., List-I (the Union List), List-II (the State List) and List-III (the Concurrent List) in the Seventh Schedule:
(i) The Parliament has exclusive powers to make laws with respect to any of the matters enumerated in the Union List. This list has at present 100 subjects (originally 97 subjects) like defense, banking, foreign affairs, currency, atomic energy, insurance, communication, inter-state trade and commerce, census, audit and so on.
(ii) The state legislature has in normal circumstances exclusive powers to make laws with respect to any of the matters enumerated in the State List. This has at present 61 subjects (originally 66 subjects) like public order, police, public health and sanitation, agriculture, prisons, local government, fisheries, markets, theaters, gambling and so on.
(iii) Both, the Parliament and state legislature can make laws with respect to any of the matters enumerated in the Concurrent List.
- UNION LIST-:99 SUBJECTS
- STATE LIST-:62 SUBJECTS
- CONCURRENT LIST-:52 SUBJECTS
☞UNION LIST CONTAIN SUBJECT RELATED TO DEFENCE, FOREIGN AFFAIRS,WAR AND PEACE, CURRENCY,POST OFFICE,ETC.
☞STATE LIST CONTAIN SUBJECT RELATED TO
PUBLIC HEALTH, SANITATION, AGRICULTURE, FOREST,ETC.
☞CONCURRENT LIST CONTAIN SUBJECT RELATED TO MEDICINE,DRUGS, LABOUR WELFARE, AGRICULTURE LAND,ETC.