- The seventh schedule under Article 246 of the constitution enumerates the division of legislative powers between the central government (Union) and the state governments.
It contains three lists-
1.Union List
- The Union list details the subjects on which Parliament may make laws while the state list details those under the purview of state legislatures.
2.State List
- The laws can be made on the subjects enumerated under the State List of the Indian Constitution exclusively by the State legislatures.
- However, these can be done only under ‘Normal Circumstances.’
- Article 249 gives Parliament the power to legislate concerning a subject enumerated in the State list.
3.Concurrent list
- The Concurrent list has subjects in which both Parliament and state legislatures have jurisdiction.
- However the Constitution provides federal supremacy to Parliament on concurrent list items in case of a conflict.
Residuary subjects
- The subjects that are not listed in any of the three lists of the 7th Schedule of the Indian Constitution are called the residuary subjects.
- Under Article 248 of the Constitution the parliament make laws on these subjects.
- Space Technology, Cyber Law and computer technology are the examples of residuary subjects.